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.)
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