Knýti-skauti

Old Norse Dictionary - knýti-skauti

Meaning of Old Norse word "knýti-skauti" in English.

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

knýti-skauti: a, m., prop. a knotted sheet or kerchief, a bag, purse; for the ancients used to keep money and precious things in kerchiefs knotted up and used as a purse, Bs. i. 337, 340, Ó. H. 148. Gísl. 19:—so also knýtil-skauti, a, m.; tók einn knýtilskauta ok leysir til, Ölk. 37; leysa til knýtilskauta, Fas. iii. 580: see knýti.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Ölk.: Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)

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