Gnæfr
Old Norse Dictionary - gnæfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gnæfr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gnæfr
- (gnæpr, Fb. i. 258), adj. floating high, of a banner, Hd. 40.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛅᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Hd.
- Hús-drápa. (A. I.)