Gnerr

Old Norse Dictionary - gnerr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gnerr" in English.

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

gnerr
m. [Chaucer’s gnarr], a knot or knob: metaph., stóð við þann gnerr nokkra daga, it stopped at that ‘gnarr,’ i. e. it lasted, for some days, Fms. viii. 263, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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