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Gnístan

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1 gnístan

f. gnashing of teeth, in the phrase, óp ok tanna g., Post. 656 C. 30; spelt gnístran, Matth. viii. 12, xiii. 42, 50, xxii. 13, xxiv. 51, xxv. 30, Luke xiii. 28.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

gnístan

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
v.
vide, verb.

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Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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