Gniða
Old Norse Dictionary - gniðaMeaning of Old Norse word "gniða" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gniða
- or niða, að, [Dan. gnide], to rub; þat var sem sviðit ok gniðat öðru-megin, hón lét telgja á lítinn flatveg þar sem gniðat var, Grett. 177 new Ed.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛁᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Also available in related dictionaries:
This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.