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Gender Feminine
Usage Norse Mythology, Old Norse
Meaning & History
In Norse mythology, Gná is a goddess who runs errands in other worlds for the goddess Frigg and rides the flying, sea-treading horse Hófvarpnir ("hoof-thrower"). Gná and Hófvarpnir are attested in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.