Knosa

Old Norse Dictionary - knosa

Meaning of Old Norse word "knosa" in English.

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

knosa: að, [Ulf. knusian = to kneel; A. S. cnysian; Dan. knuse]:—to bruise, beat; þeir höfðu áðr barit höfuð hans ok knosat, FmS. v. 148; senda mun Drottinn yfir þik hungr þar til er hann knosar þik, Stj. 344, 345; skal ek með miklum ok margföldum kvölum knosa yðra líkami, Fb. i. 404; tekr hann at knosa hjarta Theophili, Th. 14; knosuð bönd, Líkn. 30: knosaðr, often eccl., in the sense of bruised, contrite; sundrknosað hjarta, a contrite heart, Vídal. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

s. v.: sub voce.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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