Gneisti

Old Norse Dictionary - gneisti

Meaning of Old Norse word "gneisti" in English.

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

gneisti: a, m., mod. neisti, [mid. H. Germ. ganeist; Dan. gnist; Swed. gnista; cp. the mineral gneiss, so called from its sparkling particles]:—a spark, Edda 4, Fms. iii. 193, v. 175, Sks. 204, Skálda 175: metaph., g. lífsins, Fms. x. 368. gneista-flaug, f. a shower of sparks, Bs. i. 44, Fms. iii. 180.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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