Knúi
Old Norse Dictionary - knúi
Meaning of Old Norse word "knúi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word knúi can mean:knúi
- knúi
- a, m. a knuckle, Rm. 8; hann herði hendrnar at hamarskaptinu svá at hvítnuðu knúarnir, Edda 28, Fms. vi. 106; á knjám ok knúum, v. 140.
- knúi
- II. a kind of ship, Edda (Gl.)
- knúi
- 2. a pr. name, Gs. 13.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᚢᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- l.
- line.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Rm.
- Rígsmál. (A. II.)
- Gs.
- Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)