- gneisti
- m. (н-и. neisti)искра
Old Norse-ensk orðabók. 2013.
Old Norse-ensk orðabók. 2013.
fýrgnást — m ( es/ as) spark of fire [ON gneisti] … Old to modern English dictionary
gneiss — 1757, from Ger. Gneiss type of metamorphic rock, probably from M.H.G. gneist spark (so called because the rock glitters), from O.H.G. gneisto spark (Cf. O.E. gnast spark, O.N. gneisti) … Etymology dictionary
gneiss — [nīs] n. [Ger gneis < OHG gneisto, a spark, akin to ON gneisti, OE gnast: from the luster of certain of the components] a coarsegrained, metamorphic rock resembling granite, consisting of alternating layers of different minerals, such as… … English World dictionary