Knía

Old Norse Dictionary - knía

Meaning of Old Norse word "knía"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word knía can mean:knía

knía
or knjá, ð:
knía
I. to press, urge, debate; eigi kunnu vér at segja hve lengi þeir kníöðu þetta, FmS. xi. 48; en er þeir kníaðu þetta mál milli sín, Ó. H. 127, (Hkr. ii. 207, FmS. iv. 284 wrongly knýaðu.)
knía
II. most freq. in poetry, but only in the pret. kníði, to knock, strike, press; hamri kníði háfjall skarar, Hým. 2. 1; kníði grindr, Am. 35; hörpu kníði, Akv. 32; hirð kníði árar, Rekst.; kníðum unnir, we rowed, Akv. 36; hinn er kjölslóðir kníði, FmS. xi. 196 (in a verse); þeir kníðu ber báðir, pressed the vine, Skálda (in a verse); þeir kníðu hjálma, FaS. ii. 549 (in averse); þeir kníðu blá borð, Sighvat; atróðr mikinn kníðu (gníðu MS.), Jd. 22.
knía
III. reflex. to struggle, fight hard; harðir kníðusk menn at, FmS. xi. 305 (in a verse).
knía
2. part. kníðr, kníðan kjapt, FmS. viii. 208 (in a verse); foldar síðu brimi kníða, a surf-beaten coast, xi. 307.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

v.
vide.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
pret.
preterite.
S.
Saga.
reflex.
retlexive.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Akv.
Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Jd.
Jómsvíkinga-drápa. (A. III.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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