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_Ross._

Isl. _gnap-a_, intentus intueri.

_To_ GNAP, _v.n._

1. To attempt, S. B.

_Gl. s.h.i.+rr._

2. To bite at.

_Mellvill's MS._

GNARR, _s._ A hard knot in wood, S.

Teut. _knorre_, id.

_To_ GNAT, _v. a._

1. To gnaw, Ang.

2. To grind the teeth, Ang.

Isl. _gnat-a_, collidi.

~Gnat~, _s._ A bite, a snap, Ang.

GNIB, _adj._

1. Clever in motion or action, S. B.

_Ross._

2. Light-fingered, S. B.

Su. G. _knappe_, citus; _knapphaendig_, qui manu promptus est; Dan.

_knibe_, arete tenere.

_To_ GNIDGE, _v. a._

1. To press, to squeeze, S.

_Poems Buchan Dial._