Þjó-knappr

Old Norse Dictionary - þjó-knappr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þjó-knappr" in English.

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

þjó-knappr
m. the ‘thigh-knobs,’ buttocks, Korm. 120, Fms. ii. 6, Fs. 48, Fb. ii. 364, Fas. i. 93, Bs. i. (in a verse), Stj. 512.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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