Knútr
Old Norse Dictionary - knútr
Meaning of Old Norse word "knútr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word knútr can mean:knútr
- knútr
- m. [Engl. knot; Dan. knud; Swed. knut], a knot, Stj. 96, Bs. ii. 170; leysa knút, Edda 29, Fms. i. 112; ríða knút, to tie a knot, iii. 97, vii. 123; knýta knút, to knit a knot, Fb. i. 97; ef knútr losnar, gjaldi sá er knút knýtti, n. G. l. ii. 281: metaph., reið Nichulás knút á því, at hann mundi aldri lausar láta þær eignir, Sturl. iii. 144; rembi-knútr, a kind of knot; reipa-k.,—some of these references, esp. Fms. vii. l. c., as also several phrases, refer to a tale akin to that told in Arrian Anab. 2. 3.
- knútr
- II. medic. a bump, protuberance, after a bone fracture or the like, 655 xi. 1, Bs. i. 328, Bárð. 174; tóku at losna þeir knútar sem sinarnar höfðu saman dregit, Mar.
- knútr
- III. a pr. name, Knútr, m. Cnut, Canute, Fms.: mar-knútr, q. v.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᚢᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- esp.
- especially.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Bárð.
- Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)