Gnógr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gnógr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gnógr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

gnógr Old Icelandic word can mean:

gnógr
a.
gnógr
1) abundant, plentiful, enough (selveiðar gnógar ok fiskifang mikit); at gnógu, sufficiently; ok vinnst oss þat at gnógu, it is enough for us; í gnóg, enough (var þar vatn í gnóg); gnógu (neut. dat.) lengi, long, enough;
gnógr
2) g. um e-t, at e-u, richly furnished with (nú var hann g. orðinn um kvikfé).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᚢᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
neut.
neuter.
e-t
eitthvat.
e-u
einhverju.

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