Gneista

Old Norse Dictionary - gneista

Meaning of Old Norse word "gneista" in English.

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

gneista
að, [mid. H. Germ. ganeiste], to emit sparks, Fms. viii. 8.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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