Kanna

Old Norse Dictionary - kanna

Meaning of Old Norse word "kanna" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

kanna
u, f. a mark on cattle; oxi er hans k. væri á, Fs. 173; allt þat sem þeirra kanna leikr er á, D. n. i. 80, 91, iii. 144; see einkanna and einkunn.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚾᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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