GNÖTRA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GNÖTRA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GNÖTRA

að, [gnat], to clatter, rattle; gnötrar (gnottir, Verel.) sverðit hvárt yfir annat, Bret. 55; menn þóttusk heyra at beinin gnötruðu við hræringarnar, his bones clattered, Bs. i. 69: esp. of the teeth, skelfr hann svá mjök at gnötrar í honum hver tönn, Háv. 54; tennr hans nötruðu, Fbr. 149: metaph., þar hlaut at nötra um, Sd. 169:—in mod. usage freq. to shiver, shake, as with cold.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚾᚢᛏᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
rel.: relative.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Verel.: Verelius, Index.

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