Gnúa

Old Norse Dictionary - gnúa

Meaning of Old Norse word "gnúa" in English.

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

gnúa: mod. núa, pres. gný; pret. gneri, gnöri, or neri; part. gnúit; [cp. Dan. gnide]:—to rub; hann tók til orða, ok gneri nefit, and rubbed his nose, Orkn. 394; gnera ek vátum höndum um augu mér, Ó. H. 224; gnera (gnöra, v. l.) ek í sundr öll málmhlið sterkra borga, SkS. 631 B, Mirm. 31: with dat., hón rakaði af honum allt hárit ok neri (paper MS.) í tjöru (dat.), and rubbed it with tar, FaS. i. 18; hann gnýr þar við bakinu þar til er boga-strengrinn skarsk, ii. 547; þó at þér sveinar haeði at því, at þú sitir mjótt ok gnúir saman lærum þínum, Band. 13, Mar. 539; nokkurrir fiskar gnúa sér svá fast við kviðinn, at …, Stj. 77.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Mirm.: Mirmants Saga. (G. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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