Knauss

Old Norse Dictionary - knauss

Meaning of Old Norse word "knauss" in English.

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

knauss Old Norse word can mean:

knauss
1. m. a knoll, crag, D. n. v. 620; whence the mod. Dan. knös and bonde-knös = a ‘boor knoll,’ a boorish youth.
knauss
2. m. a square clod of turf, Lat. caespes; cp. Dan. knös; the mod. Icel. form is hnauss, q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
cp.
compare.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
q. v.
quod vide.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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