Gneista
Old Norse Dictionary - gneista
Meaning of Old Norse word "gneista"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gneista
- að, [mid. H. Germ. ganeiste], to emit sparks, Fms. viii. 8.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛁᛁᛋᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Germ.
- German.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)