GRANNR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GRANNR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GRANNR

adj., compar. grennri and grannari, [as to etym., grannr is prob. akin to grein, a branch, hence the long vowel (vide II); but both are different from grœenn, green, which is from gróa]:—thin, slender, very freq. in mod. usage, = Lat. gracilis, epithet of a lady, Edda 85 (in a verse); mittis-grannr, thin in the waist: in gramm. single, of vowels, opp. to digr, of diphthongs; þat hljóð er grannara, Skálda 177: neut. grannt, adv. nicely; ör-grannt, id.

2 GRANNR

II. it appears with a long vowel in grón (or gr́n, qs. grönn) ván, thin, slender hope, Gísl. 66 (in a verse); friðv́n segi gr́na (granna), Sturl. iii. 216 (in a verse); and perhaps also in grón lind, a thin, slender shield, Edda 106 (in a verse).

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚱᛅᚾᚾᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
adv: adverb.
adv.: adverb.
ch: chapter.
compar.: comparative.
etym.: etymology.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
gl: glossary.
gramm.: grammar.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
neut.: neuter.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
qs.: quasi.
sing: singular.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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