Knía

Old Icelandic Dictionary - knía

Meaning 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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