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.)