Knappr
Old Norse Dictionary - knapprMeaning of Old Norse word "knappr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
knappr Old Norse word can mean:
- knappr
- m., mod. hnappr, [A. S. cnæp; Engl. knop (Chaucer), later knob; Germ. knopf; Dutch knop]:—a knob; staf í hendi ok knapp á, Þorf. Karl. 374; the knob or head of a pole or the like, FmS. viii. 428; þá skýfðu þegar knappinn or hrips-grindinni. Lv. 65; stöng mikil upp ór ok knappr á ór gulli, Fb. ii. 128; upp af hornstöfunum vóru stórir knappar af eiri görvir, 297; á ofanverðri þeirri stöng er einn mikill gullknappr, Þiðr, 189; stöng gulli búin upp at knöppunum, id.; hringr eða knappr, Grág. ii. 232: the phrase, gefa frelsi frá horni ok knappi, from the clasp and neck-collar being a badge of servitude, N. G. l. i. 228; ríða knapp á e-t, to furnish a thing with the knob, i. e. finish it, Ísl. ii. 102.
- knappr
- 2. a stud, button; kjafal kneppt saman milli fóta með knappi ok nezlu, Þorf. Karl. 412. knappa-svipa, u, f. a kind of lash = RusS. knut, BS. ii. 10.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛅᛒᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Lv.
- Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Þorf. Karl.
- Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)