Gnýja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gnýja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gnýja" in Norwegian.

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

gnýja: gnýja, v. (gnúði) brage, larme; gnýjandagjalfr Kgs. 3419; þar gnýja eigi reiðar-þrumur Homil. 14410; vindar eru þáókyrrir ok gnýja héðan ok handanSE. I, 5821; kom vindsgnýr mikill ástufuna, þá mælti Þ.: þar megum vérnú heyra gnýja bana Þorkels frændaLaxd. 76 (21815); gnýja á dvs. trængeind paa en, om saadanne Ting af hvilkeman ser sig forulempet eller besværet:kenndi hverr þeirra öðrum fyrirmann-anna, þó gnúði þetta mest á Sturlu dvs. gikdette mest ud over Sturla, Sturl. II, 13614;þótti honom gerast mikit vandkvæði íþessu, er á gnúði Fm. IV, 14514; gnúðiá hinn snarpasti vetr Flat. I, 4376;gnúði á hallæri mikit (ok) veðráttaköld Bp. I, 17118.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚿᛦᛁᛆ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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