Contionary:gnuð

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Anrish

Etymology

From Middle Anrish hnuð, khnuð, from Old Anrish knuð, from Proto-Germanic *knuþǭ

Pronunciation

(Anrish) IPA: /ŋuð/

Noun

gnuð (runic:‧ᛝᚢᚴ‧)

  1. A looping of a piece of string or of any other long, flexible material that cannot be untangled without passing one or both ends of the material through its loops; a knot
  2. A verbal puzzle, mystery, or other problem of an intellectual nature; a riddle
  3. Name of the letter and digraphs GN and NG in the runic and Latin alphabets respectively.

See also

  • rúsf (for all letter names)

Usage notes

Almost exclusively in the definite and capitalised when referring to the letter. May be paired with Nimta in Gnuð-Nimta or Gearte in Gnuð-Gearte

Inflection

Inflection of gnuð
 Ⅱ ɴᴏᴍ. ɢᴇɴ. ᴀᴛ. ᴏᴄ.
sɢ.  —   —   —ʟ  —ʟ
ᴘʟ.  —ʟ  —ɴ  —ıb   —ʟ
ᴄᴏʟ.  —   —ʟ