Þver-knýta
Old Norse Dictionary - þver-knýta
Meaning of Old Norse word "þver-knýta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þver-knýta
- t, to knit a cross knot, to deny flatly; hann þverknýtti at láta hérað fyrr en þat væri konungs vili, Sturl. iii. 244; hann þverknýtti þat at hann mundi lauss vera, 211; þá mun ek þetta eigi þverknýta, Konr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᛁᚱ-ᚴᚾᚢᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Konr.
- Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)