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.)