Gnýr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gnýr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚾᚢᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
etc.: et cetera.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

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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