Gnötra

Old Norse Dictionary - gnötra

Meaning of Old Norse word "gnötra" (or gnǫtra) in English.

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

gnötra (gnǫtra): að, [gnat], to clatter, rattle; gnötrar (gnottir, Verel.) sverðit hvárt yfir annat, Bret. 55; menn þóttusk heyra at beinin gnötruðu við hræringarnar, his bones clattered, Bs. i. 69: esp. of the teeth, skelfr hann svá mjök at gnötrar í honum hver tönn, Háv. 54; tennr hans nötruðu, Fbr. 149: metaph., þar hlaut at nötra um, Sd. 169:—in mod. usage freq. to shiver, shake, as with cold.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Verel.: Verelius, Index.

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