Knäfalla

Old Swedish Dictionary - knäfalla

Meaning of Old Swedish word "knäfalla" (or knæfalla) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

knäfalla (knæfalla)
knäfAll. " fan hans likama.. . knäfAlin" Bil 405. - med dat. knäfAldar christo Bu 503. MB 1: 239. - med prep. for. knäfAlla for sin son Bil 797. " hwi knäfol thu fore then biskop" Al 1106.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so knäfalla may have also been written as knæfalla

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

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

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Works and authors cited:

Al
Konung Alexander. Utg. af G.E. Klemming. 1862.
Bil
Codex Bildstenianus. Se Lg.
Bu
Codex Bureanus. Se Lg.
MB
Svenska Medeltidens Bibelarbeten. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. Del. 1, 2. 1848--55.
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