Knoppa

Old Swedish Dictionary - knoppa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "knoppa" in Swedish.

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

knoppa
skott, knopp. the hambrana (ɔ: hammarliknande sticklinga a vinranka) sätyas wäl dywpth j jordena. .. swa ath the haffwa affwan jordena tre knoppor som skwla waxa wth PMSkr 309. ib 314. thär nokor knoppa sither pa träno ib 325. Jfr löf-, pors-knoppa.

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
  • -or) ,

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

Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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