Krnie

Old Danish Dictionary - krnie

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

The Old Danish word Krnie can mean:

  • go, knæle; wi listelig ville ben til hende gaa, neie oc kvie oc før bende staa. Hegelund, Svsanna. (Smiths udg.) 44; Smlgn. Rietz: knia; t. kmien og knæ ndf.Knikike), mo. et hegn (sl værn); betøstede steder, knieker eller brøder »(øn. n. D. Mag. III 166. Smlen. rimm, Wb.: knick 3); Brem. Wb. II. 894: knik; Sehutze, Holst. Idiot. II. 303: knik.

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

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
ik.
intetkøn (nevbram).
n.
norsk.
t.
tysk.

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