Gnægr
Old Norse Dictionary - gnægrMeaning 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.)