Gnyðr

Old Norse Dictionary - gnyðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gnyðr" in English.

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

gnyðr Old Norse word can mean:

gnyðr: m., pl. ir, mod. nyðr, or even spelt niðr, a murmur; þykki mér íllt at heyra gnyð ykkar yfir mér, Fas. iii. 194; görðisk þá mikill gnýr ok gnyðr af ópi ok hlaupum, Stj. 452, v. l.

gnyðr: II. in mod. usage freq. the murmur of a river or brook, ár-niðr, lækjar-niðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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