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kná (pl. knegum; knátta), a defective verb, I can (could); knákat ek segja, I cannot say (poet.).
kná-leikr, m. prowess, hardihood;
-liga, adv. hardily, doughtily (þeir sœkja -liga ferðina);
-ligr, a.=knár.
knár (kná., knátt), a. hardy, vigorous; having strength and energy.
kné (gen. pl. knjá, dat. Knjám or knjóm), m. (1) knee; sitja á kné e-m, to sit on a person's knee; ganga (koma, fara, hvarfa) fyrir k. e-m, to approach one as a suppliant; koma e-m á k., to bring one to his knees, overcome; láta k. fylgja kviði, to plant the knee on the belly; sitja fyrir knjóm e-rri, to attend a woman in childbirth; (2) knee-timber in a ship.
kné-beðr, m. knee cushion; falla á -beð, to kneel;
-beygjast (ð), v. refl. to bow the knees;
-björg, f. knee-piece;
-fall, n. kneeling.
knefa (að), v. to determine (er þar nú knefat um annat ráð).
kné-falla (see falla), v. to fall on the knees; to kneel.
kneiking (pl. -ar), f. close embrace, hug (kossar ok kneikingar).
kneikja (-ta, -tr), v. to bend backwards with force (k. e-n aptr á bak).
kné-liðr, m. knee-joint.
kneppa (-ta, -tr), v. (1) to press, hug (k. e-n at sér); (2) to stud, button.
kné-runnr, m. lineage, kinship; degree in descent.
knés-bót, f. the hollow of the knee.
kné-setja (see setja), v. to place upon one's knees, a kind of adoption (hann -setti þann svein ok fóstraði);
-setningr, m. foster-son.
knés-fótr, m. ham hough (= -bót).
kné-sig, n. sinking on one's knees;
-skel, f. knee-cap, knee-pan;
-skot, n. humiliation; koma -skoti á e-n to bring one to his knees.
kneyfa (-ða, -ðr), v. to quaff (Egill kneyfði af horninu í einum drykk).
knía (að), v. to consider, debate (er þeir kníaðu þetta mál milli sín).
knía, v. poet., only in the pret. 'kníði', to knock, strike; kníðum unnir we rowed.
knífr (-s, -ar), m. knife, dirk.
knífs-blað, n. knife's blade;
-hepti, n. knife's handle;
-oddr, m. knife's point;
-skepti, n. = -hepti.
knoða (að), v. to knead (k. saman rnjöl ok smjör).
knoka (að), v. to knock, thump.
knosa (að), v. to bruise, beat.
knúi, m. knuckle (hvítnuðu knúarnir).
knúska (að), v. to knock, ill-treat.
knúskan, f. knocking, ill-treatmeant.
knúta, f. knuckle-bone, joint-bone.
knútóttr, a. knotted.
knútr (-s, -ar), m. (1) knot; leysa knút, to undo a knot; ríða knút, to tie a knot; knýta knút, to knit a knot; (2) hump, protuberance.
knykill (pl. knyklar), m. small knot, protuberance.
knylla (-ta, -tr), v. to beat, strike (þeir knylltu hann með keyrinu). knypri, n. cowering; vefja sik í k., to crouch together.
knytja (að), v. to knit or tie together.
knýfill (pl. knýflar), m. short horn.
knýflóttr, a. short-horned.
knýja (kný, knýða or knúða, knúinn), v. (1) to knock; hann knúði hurðina, he knocked at the door; (2) to press, drive onward (þeir knúðu fast árar með stórum bakföllum); to push, urge on (hann gat varla fylgt henni, svá knúði hón fast reiðina); (3) refl, to struggle on, press on; því harðara er Þórr knúðist at fanginu, því fastara stóð hón, the more Thor exerted himself, the firmer she stood.
knýta (-tta, -ttr), v. to knit, fasten by a knot, bind, tie (hon knýtir saman halana á nautunum); with dat. (skulum vér k. líndregli um fremra stafn); impers., knýtti hrygginn (acc.), the back knotted up, became crooked.
knýti, n. bag, purse.
knýtil-skauti, m. a cloth or kerchief knotted up (and used as a purse).
knýti-skauti, m. = knýtilskauti.
knýttr, pp. knotted, crippled.
knörr (gen. knarrar, dat. knerri; pl. knerrir, acc. knörru), m. ship, esp. merchant-ship, opp. to 'langskip'.
knöttr (gen. knattar, dat. knetti; pl. knettir, acc. knöttu), m. ball; herða knúa at knetti, to play at ball.

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