Knúta

Old Norse Dictionary - knúta

Meaning of Old Norse word "knúta" in English.

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

knúta
u, f., mod. hnúta:—a knuckle-bone, joint-bone, head of a bone (lær-knúta, the hip joint); blóð hljóp milli leggjarins ok knútunnar, Bs. i. 179, 253; hann tekr svá við knútunni, þar fylgir leggrinn með, Fas 67. knútu-kast, n. a throwing with knuckle-bones, a game, Bárð. 176.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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