kunnigr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kunþīgaz, equivalent to kunnr (to know) +‎ -igr.

Adjective

kunnigr

  1. known
  2. versed in magic arts Synonym: fjǫlkunnigr

Declension

Descendants

  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kunnig
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kunnig
  • Swedish: kunnig

References

  • kunnigr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press