Knog

Old Danish Dictionary - knog

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

The Old Danish word Knog can mean:

  • no.
  • 1) snefog; knog og fog, nimbus. Colding, Dict. Her- lov.; kom i en heftig knog til præste» gaarden marserende en ganske kom- psgni ryttere (1662). D. Saml. I. 36; dend strenge knog oc snee, sst. IV. 318. —
  • 2) en stor skade. Moth. Smlgn. Molb. Diall.: koog;sandknoget. Berl. Tid. 1878, nr. 246 (hovedavis) sp. 5; himmelknog ovf. og kny vodf.

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

Abbreviations used:

no.
navneord (substantivum).
t.
tysk.
et.
enkelttal (singularis).
n.
norsk.
sp.
spørgende (interrogativum).

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