Gnit

Old Norse Dictionary - gnit

Meaning of Old Norse word "gnit" in English.

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

gnit
f., mod. nitr, f. pl. [Dan. gnid; Ivar Aasen gnit], a nit, Lat. lens.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
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