Hvíta-gnípa
Old Norse Dictionary - hvíta-gnípa
Meaning of Old Norse word "hvíta-gnípa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hvíta-gnípa
- u, f. white peaks, the foaming waves, Lex. Poët.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛁᛏᛅ-ᚴᚾᛁᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.