Definitions
Definitions
1 á-girnd
f. in old writers always for greed of power or passion generally:
2 á-girnd
α. ambition, Sks. 113 B, Fms. ix. 460; á. ok ofsi, greed and insolence, viii. 195, Stj. 143, 145, 146.
3 á-girnd
β. passion; ágirndar-logi, Rb. 424; á. blindleiki, bli n d passion (in love), H. E. i. 505, 655 xxx; thirst for revenge, Sks. 739.
4 á-girnd
γ. since the Reformation it has been exclusively used of avarice or greed of gain; in old writers the signification is more general; we, however, find á. fjár, Hom. 68; hann hafði dregit undir sik Finnskattinn með á., Fms. vii. 129.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
á-girnd
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "á-girnd" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).