Kunnr

Old Norse Dictionary - kunnr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kunnr" in English.

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

kunnr Old Norse word can mean:

kunnr: adj., older kuðr, which form is freq. in poets, Hm. 56, and in old MSS.; dat. fem. sing. kuðri (notae) rhymed with Súðvík (Southwark), Ó. H. (in a verse), as in the compds ú-kuðr etc.; [Goth. kunþs; A. S. cuð, whence Engl. un-couth, prop. = strange; Germ. kund]:—known; vil ek göra þér kunnt, hvat vera skal um þínn hag, 655 ix. A. 2; var mér kunnara um Bárð. Eg. 39; þér munu kunnar leiðir, FmS. i. 71; jókk því es mér varð síðan kunnara, Íb. (pref.); jafn-kunnr; Björn var frægr maðr ok mörgum kuðr (kunnr, Ó. H. 53, l. c.) at sýn ok at máli, Hkr. ii. 78: familiar, grannar þínir ok kunnir menn, neighbours and friends, Hom. 151; vinir hans ok kunnir menn, SkS. 109; þeir vóru mjök kunnir áðr, intimate friends, Ld. 166.

kunnr: 2. with prep.; kunnr at e-u, known, convicted of; verðr hann at því kunnr eða sannr, n. G. l. i. 16, Gþl. 17: in a good sense, en þú, Einarr, ert k. at drengskap, FmS. vi. 21; emk kuðr at slíku, FmS. vi. (in a verse); kuðr at máli = málkunnugr, ‘speech friend,’ on speaking terms, Hm. 56: nafn-kunnr, famous; ú-kunnr, unknown.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

fem.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

prop.: proper, properly.

pref.: preface.

S.: Saga.

sing.: singular.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Björn: Biörn Halldórsson.

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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