Gnýr

Old Norse Dictionary - gnýr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gnýr" in English.

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

gnýr: m. a clash, din, as of wind, waves, weapons, etc., Nj. 272, Edda 41, Mag. 6, Skálda 169, Fms. vi. 156, x. 264, Sl. 57: esp. freq. in poët. compds referring to the din of war, Lex. poët.: metaph., gnýr ok ótti, alarm and fright, Niðrst. 5.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

etc.: et cetera.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)

Niðrst.: Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Sl.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

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