Defn: imp. of Gnaw. Chaucer.
GNIDE
Gnide (nid), v. t. Etym: [AS. gnidan.]
Defn: To rub; to bruise; to break in pieces. [Obs.]
Note: This word is found in Tyrwhitt's Chaucer, but improperly. The woed, though common in Old English, does not occur in Chaucer. T. R. Lounsbury.
GNOF
Gnof, n.
Defn: Churl; curmudgeon. [Obs.] Chaucer.
GNOME Gnome, n. Etym: [F. gnome, prob. fr. Gr. i. e., of the treasures in the inner parts of the earth, or fr. Know.]
1. An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc.
2. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen features, or of strange appearance.
3. (Zoöl.)