Þjó-knappr
Old Norse Dictionary - þjó-knappr
Meaning of Old Norse word "þjó-knappr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þjó-knappr
- m. the ‘thigh-knobs,’ buttocks, Korm. 120, Fms. ii. 6, Fs. 48, Fb. ii. 364, Fas. i. 93, Bs. i. (in a verse), Stj. 512.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚢ-ᚴᚾᛅᛒᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)