Gnauð

Old Norse Dictionary - gnauð

Meaning of Old Norse word "gnauð" in English.

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

gnauð
(gnauðan, Bs. i. 206), f. a rustling noise, Fas. iii. 129, Ór. 56; metaph. a murmur, Grett. 98.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ór.
Ólafs-ríma. (A. III)
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