Gnesta

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gnesta

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gnesta" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

gnesta: gnesta, v. (gnest, gnast) smelde, give fra sigen stærk Lyd paa Grund af Berørelse; þeir berja um (hamarinn dvs. Fjeldet)öxarhömrum ok stinga í öxarhyrnum,ok gnestr í steininum Bp. I, 60132;kom (höggit) á öxl honum ok gnastvið, sem í stein kœmi Fld. III, 33224;er viðir brotna eða gnesta, þat heitirbrak eða brestir SE. II, 4612; C. lagðitil Oddgeirs í skjöldinn með svá mikluafli, at skjöldrinn brast, en í brynjunnignast Klm. 17527; gnustu saman vápninSturl. II, 15036; allr lýðrinn œpti svágnógliga, at gnast í eyrum borgar-manna Stj. 36010; heyrast um síðirþessor údœmi, sem öllum mönnumgnestr í eyrum, hvat - Mar. 43724.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚿᚽᛋᛏᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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