Gnist

Old Danish Dictionary - gnist

Meaning of Old Danish word "Gnist", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Gnist can mean:

  • no. hunk.; spøtter du paaisten, da vdslyckis hun. Jes. Sir. 28.4. Smlgn. sv. nista, — carbunkel rød som glød, i øjet skin som gniste, Hexaem. 132. — der fløer vuaanlige mange gloendes unistrer, Flemløs, Astrologia. $ 159 (mulig tryktejl for gnister) — mister. Wolff, Oc- conomia. IL 128.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚿᛁᛋᛏ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

hunk.
hunkøn (femininum).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).
sv.
svensk.

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