Knýti-skauti
Old Norse Dictionary - knýti-skauti
Meaning of Old Norse word "knýti-skauti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- knýti-skauti
- a, m., prop. a knotted sheet or kerchief, a bag, purse; for the ancients used to keep money and precious things in kerchiefs knotted up and used as a purse, Bs. i. 337, 340, Ó. H. 148. Gísl. 19:—so also knýtil-skauti, a, m.; tók einn knýtilskauta ok leysir til, Ölk. 37; leysa til knýtilskauta, Fas. iii. 580: see knýti.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᚢᛏᛁ-ᛋᚴᛅᚢᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Ölk.
- Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)