Gnyðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gnyðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 gnyðr

m., pl. ir, mod. nyðr, or even spelt niðr, a murmur; þykki mér íllt at heyra gnyð ykkar yfir mér, Fas. iii. 194; görðisk þá mikill gnýr ok gnyðr af ópi ok hlaupum, Stj. 452, v. l.

2 gnyðr

II. in mod. usage freq. the murmur of a river or brook, ár-niðr, lækjar-niðr.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚾᚢᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
pl.: plural.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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