Knía

Old Norse Dictionary - knía

Meaning of Old Norse word "knía" in English.

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

knía Old Norse word can mean:

knía: or knjá, ð:

knía: I. to press, urge, debate; eigi kunnu vér at segja hve lengi þeir kníöðu þetta, FmS. xi. 48; en er þeir kníaðu þetta mál milli sín, Ó. H. 127, (Hkr. ii. 207, FmS. iv. 284 wrongly knýaðu.)

knía: II. most freq. in poetry, but only in the pret. kníði, to knock, strike, press; hamri kníði háfjall skarar, Hým. 2. 1; kníði grindr, Am. 35; hörpu kníði, Akv. 32; hirð kníði árar, Rekst.; kníðum unnir, we rowed, Akv. 36; hinn er kjölslóðir kníði, FmS. xi. 196 (in a verse); þeir kníðu ber báðir, pressed the vine, Skálda (in a verse); þeir kníðu hjálma, FaS. ii. 549 (in averse); þeir kníðu blá borð, Sighvat; atróðr mikinn kníðu (gníðu MS.), Jd. 22.

knía: III. reflex. to struggle, fight hard; harðir kníðusk menn at, FmS. xi. 305 (in a verse).

knía: 2. part. kníðr, kníðan kjapt, FmS. viii. 208 (in a verse); foldar síðu brimi kníða, a surf-beaten coast, xi. 307.

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

Abbreviations used:

v.: vide.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

pret.: preterite.

S.: Saga.

reflex.: retlexive.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

Jd.: Jómsvíkinga-drápa. (A. III.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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