Knúi

Old Norse Dictionary - knúi

Meaning of Old Norse word "knúi" in English.

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

knúi Old Norse word can mean:

knúi
a, m. a knuckle, Rm. 8; hann herði hendrnar at hamarskaptinu svá at hvítnuðu knúarnir, Edda 28, Fms. vi. 106; á knjám ok knúum, v. 140.
knúi
II. a kind of ship, Edda (Gl.)
knúi
2. a pr. name, Gs. 13.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
l.
line.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Gs.
Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)
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