Knúta
Old Norse Dictionary - knúta
Meaning of Old Norse word "knúta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- knúta
- u, f., mod. hnúta:—a knuckle-bone, joint-bone, head of a bone (lær-knúta, the hip joint); blóð hljóp milli leggjarins ok knútunnar, Bs. i. 179, 253; hann tekr svá við knútunni, þar fylgir leggrinn með, Fas 67. knútu-kast, n. a throwing with knuckle-bones, a game, Bárð. 176.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᚢᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bárð.
- Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)