Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gráða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 gráða

u, f. [Lat. gradus], a step, Stj. passim, Fms. vi. 267, vii. 97, Skálda 209: in mod. usage esp. the steps round the altar in a church: metaph. degree, Stj. 8: mathem. a degree, Rb. 458, 460; í gráðu eru sextigi minuta, Hb. 732. 7.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

gráða

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "gráða" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hb.: Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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