Gnöllra

Old Norse Dictionary - gnöllra

Meaning of Old Norse word "gnöllra" (or gnǫllra) in English.

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

gnöllra (gnǫllra)
að, (nöllra, Karl. l. c.; hence the mod. nöldra to grumble, nöldr grumbling):—to howl, bark; hundrinn hljóp upp gnöllrandi, Fas. iii. 545; haukar þeirra gnöllraðu, Karl. 376, v. l.; við þessi orð spratt hundrinn upp ok gnöllraði hátt, Fms. iii. 13; hjarta hans gnöllraði í honum innan-brjósts eins og greyhundr, rendering of Od. xx. 13, 14; þar eru tveir hundar ok nöllra þeir ok grenja, Þiðr. 245.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, gnöllra may be more accurately written as gnǫllra.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Od.
Odysseifs-kvæði, prose, 1829.
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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