Gnístan
Old Norse Dictionary - gnístan
Meaning of Old Norse word "gnístan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gnístan
- f. gnashing of teeth, in the phrase, óp ok tanna g., Post. 656 C. 30; spelt gnístran, Matth. viii. 12, xiii. 42, 50, xxii. 13, xxiv. 51, xxv. 30, Luke xiii. 28.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛁᛋᛏᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)