Knýta

Old Norse Dictionary - knýta

Meaning of Old Norse word "knýta"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word knýta can mean:knýta

knýta
t, [knútr; A. S. cnytan; Engl. knit; Dan. knytte]:—to knit, fasten by a knot, bind, tie; ek knýtt silki-dregli um höfuð barninu, id., FmS. xi. 2; leggr á ok knýtir við vagn, Bret. 26; knýta saman, to knit together, Skálda 180; hann knýtir saman halana í nautunum, Gísl. 29.
knýta
2. of a purse (knýtil-skauti); fingrgullit hafði knýtt verit í enni sveininum, FmS. xi. 2; hón hafði knýtt í dúkinn gull mikit, FS. 59.
knýta
II. imperS. in a medic. sense; knýtti hrygginn (acc.), the back knotted up, became crooked, FmS. vii. 208; þó lá mestr verkr í lendum hennar þar til er þær (acc.) knýtti, BS. i. 328; þá er sínar knýtti, Eb. 244; knýttr, knotted, crippled; knýttr var hann á herðum ok bringu, FmS. vii. 239; knýtt ok bömluð, Þryml. 71; var ekki bein brotið ok knýtt, BS. i. 347; var hryggr ok lendar knýttr en fætrnir kreptir, 181.

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:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
acc.
accusative.
impers.
impersonal.
medic.
medicine, medically.
pers.
person.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
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