Gnyðja
Old Norse Dictionary - gnyðja
Meaning of Old Norse word "gnyðja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gnyðja
- gnuddi, to mutter, grumble; herrinn gnuddi nú ílla, Fms. vi. 156 (nuddi, v. l.); en þó gnuddi þetta mest á Sturlu, they grumbled most against Sturla, Sturl. 157: to scream, grunt, gnyðja mundu nú grísir ef þeir vissi hvat hinn gamli þyldi, Fas. i. 282.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᚢᚦᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)