Gnóð

Old Norse Dictionary - gnóð

Meaning of Old Norse word "gnóð"

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

gnóð
or Gnoð, f., poët. name of a ship, Edda (Gl.); properly a mythical ship like the Greek Argo, FaS. iii. 406, 407, (Eg. S. Einh. fine.)

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
poët.
poetically.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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