Gnötran

Meaning of Old Norse word "gnötran" (or gnǫtran)

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

gnötran (gnǫtran)

f. a rattling, Eluc.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, gnötran may be more accurately written as gnǫtran.

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