Gnar
Gnar , noun
[Old English knarre, gnarre, akin to OD. knor, German knorren. Compare Knar, Knur, Gnarl.]
A knot or gnarl in wood; hence, a tough, thickset man; -- written also gnarr. [Archaic]
He was... a thick gnarre.
Gnar , intransitive verb
[See Gnarl.]
To gnarl; to snarl; to growl; -- written also gnarr. [Archaic]
At them he gan to rear his bristles strong,
And felly gnarre.
A thousand wants
Gnarr at the heels of men.