Knýta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - knýta

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "knýta" in English.

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

knýta: (-tta, -ttr), v. to knit, fasten by a knot, bind, tie (hon knýtir saman halana á nautunum); with dat. (skulum vér ~ líndregli um fremra stafn); impers., knýtti hrygginn (acc.), the back knotted up, became crooked.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᚢᛏᛅ

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

impers.: impersonal.

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