Gnægr

Old Norse Dictionary - gnægr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gnægr" in English.

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

gnægr: adj., mod. nægr, = gnógr; þú hefir þat gnægara, er meira þarf við, Lv. 43; því at lands-folkit var gnægt til, i. e. populous, Hkr. i. 45; hann á nægri börn en kýr, he is better stocked with bairns than kine, Bs. ii. 141; skaupi gnegr, full of contempt, scoffing, Ad. 2.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

i. e.: id est.

mod.: modern.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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