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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