Gnauð
Old Norse Dictionary - gnauð
Meaning of Old Norse word "gnauð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gnauð
- (gnauðan, Bs. i. 206), f. a rustling noise, Fas. iii. 129, Ór. 56; metaph. a murmur, Grett. 98.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛅᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Ór.
- Ólafs-ríma. (A. III)