Knipknap

Old Danish Dictionary - knipknap

Meaning of Old Danish word "Knipknap", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Knipknap can mean:

  • no. lyd af slag; con- crepare gladiis ad scutum, slaa knip knap. Colding, Etymol 261. Smlgu, klip klap, knep samt disk ovf. (I. 363). Knip(pe) (Enøppe), 10. ; føscis, knip. Colding, Etymol. 406; Nucl, la- øtiuit. 884 (j. form, jvfr. Varming. $25); knippe. Stepl., Nomencl. I. 286. — all these thre knippæ. Arne- magn. Hdskr. nr. 187. Ys0; xxilij kmope hwitlingh. som er i xij twsendh hwytlingh (1506). Håbertz, Aktstk. om Århus. I. 98; 16 knøppe hamp. n. D. Mag. VI. 306; Smlgn. Var- ming. $80.8.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚿᛁᛕᚴᚿᛆᛕ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.
æ.
ældre.

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