Gnísta

Old Norse Dictionary - gnísta

Meaning of Old Norse word "gnísta" in English.

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

gnísta Old Norse word can mean:

gnísta: t, mod. also nista, to gnash the teeth; g. tönnum, Mar. freq., Greg. 55, Mart. 118, FaS. iii. 629 (where nísta, paper MS.); ok þeir nístu tönnum yfir honum, Acts vii. 54:—tranS. to tease, mundu þér eigi gníst hafa yðvarn biskup með svá skarpri meingörðar ör, Mar. 457.

gnísta: 2. to snarl as a dog; þeir ýldu ok gnístu, FmS. vii. 192; við þetta spratt hundrinn upp gnístandi, iii. 13; hans hundar hversu þeir gnístu, Þíðr. 368; gnístandi frost, a biting frost, FmS. ii. 225. ☞ Nesta or nísta (q. v.), to pin, is a different word.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

S.: Saga.

trans.: transitive.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Mart.: Martinus Saga. (F. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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