Gnagha

Old Swedish Dictionary - gnagha

Meaning of Old Swedish word "gnagha" in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

gnagha
gnaga; tära, plåga. GU C 20 s. 529. " warin trygga soffwande. .. thy at idher gnaghir ekke hustrunnar säffwin ok ärffwodhe, som j hionalagh är" SpV 172. " haat ok awnden thöm här gnogho ok op nötte swa som matka" SvKyrkobr 214.

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • gnogh PMskr 663. pl. gnogho SvKyrkobr 214 ),
  • *gnagha af , gnaga av. PMSkr 315. " huru leijanett war frelsth medh mussene ssom gnogh aff snarone ib 663. Jfr afgnagha. "
  • *gnagha sunder
  • -synder )

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

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Works and authors cited:

GU
Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.
GU C 20
Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.
SpV
Speculum Virginium -- Jungfruspegel -- öfvers. från latinet af Mathias Laurentii. Utg. af R. Geete. 1897--98. SFSS.
SvKyrkobr
Svenska Kyrkobruk under medeltiden. Utg. af R. Geete. 1900. SFSS.
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