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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GRAND

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

Definitions

5 definitions

1 GRAND

n. a grain, Thom.; ekki grand, not a grain.

2 GRAND

II. metaph. (prop. a mote?), a hurt, injury, Fms. iii. 80, viii. 112, xi. 228, 277, N. G. L. i. 74 (freq.)

3 GRAND

2. in poetry freq. that which causes evil, ruin, Lex. Poët.

4 GRAND

3. evil doing, guile, Symb. 19, Skv. 3. 5: granda-lauss, adj. guileless, Lex. Poët.

5 GRAND

4. medic. mortification, Al. 120.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

GRAND

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
medic.
medicinally.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)

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