Gnat
Old Norse Dictionary - gnat
Meaning of Old Norse word "gnat"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gnat
- n. a clash (of weapons), Höfuðl.; the Engl. gnat is so called from the sound of its wings.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛅᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Höfuðl.
- Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)