Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gniða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 gniða

or niða, að, [Dan. gnide], to rub; þat var sem sviðit ok gniðat öðru-megin, hón lét telgja á lítinn flatveg þar sem gniðat var, Grett. 177 new Ed.

Similar Words

GÁ
gá-lausliga
gá-lausligr
gá-lauss
gá-leysi

Runic Inscription

gniða

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "gniða" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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