Gnæfr

Old Norse Dictionary - gnæfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gnæfr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gnæfr
(gnæpr, Fb. i. 258), adj. floating high, of a banner, Hd. 40.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛅᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Hd.
Hús-drápa. (A. I.)
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