Gnissa

Old Norse Dictionary - gnissa

Meaning of Old Norse word "gnissa"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gnissa
u, f. a spectre, Edda (Gl.); cp. Dan. nisse = a hobgoblin.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛁᛋᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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