Gnúpr
Old Norse Dictionary - gnúpr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gnúpr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gnúpr
- m. a peak (= gnípa); þá gékk maðr út ór gnúpinum, Nj. 211; undir gnúpinum, Landn. 277, v. l.: freq. in local names, Lóma-g., Rita-g.; Gnúpar, pl., and Gnúpr, names of farms, Landn.: a pr. name, Bs.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᚢᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)