Knía
Old Icelandic Dictionary - kníaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "knía" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
knía Old Icelandic word can mean:
- knía
- I)
- knía
- (að), v. to consider, debate (er þeir kníaðu þetta mál milli sín).
- knía
- II)
- knía
- v. poet., only in the pret. ‘kníði’, to knock, strike; kníðum unnir we rowed.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛁᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- pret.
- preterite.
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