Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GRÁP

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 GRÁP

n. a storm, sleet; grund var grápi hrundin, Haustl. 15; Egils hryn-gráp, the hail of Egil, poët. arrows; Egil, brother of Völund, is the Tell of the northern mythology, vide Lex. Poët.; in prose this word seems not to occur, whereas krap, n. sleet (q. v.), and krapi, a, m. id., are common words; cp, the mod. grape-shot.

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Runic Inscription

GRÁP

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
mythol: mythology, mythological.
n.: neuter.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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