Knýfill
Old Norse Dictionary - knýfill
Meaning of Old Norse word "knýfill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- knýfill
- m., mod. hnýfill, a short horn, Hkr. i. 72, Fms. x. 170.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᚢᚠᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)