Kné

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kné

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kné" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

kné Old Icelandic word can mean:

kné
(gen. pl. knjá, dat. knjám or knjóm), m.
kné
1) knee;
kné
sitja á ~ e-m, to sit on a person’s knee;
kné
ganga (koma, fara, hvarfa) fyrir ~ e-m, to approach one as a suppliant;
kné
koma e-m á ~, to bring one to his knees, overcome;
kné
láta ~ fylgja kviði, to plant the knee on the belly;
kné
sitja fyrir knjóm e-rri, to attend a woman in childbirth;
kné
2) knee-timber in a ship.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛁ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
e-m
einhverjum.
e-t
eitthvat.

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