GRAUTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GRAUTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GRAUTR

m., gen. grautar, [A. S. grut, gryt; Engl. groats; Dan. gröd; Swed. gröt; Ivar Aasen graut; hence Germ. grütze]:—porridge, a favourite mess with Scandin. peasants, see the tale of Grautar-Halli, answering to Germ. Hanswurst, N. G. L. i. 349, Korm. 150, Eb. ch. 13, 39, Fas. iii, Eg. S. Einh. ch. 5, Fms. vi. 363 sqq. (porridge eaten with butter): a pudding, Fms. ii. 163: the phrase, gera graut, to make porridge, Eb.; hefja graut, to lift (i. e. to eat) graut, Fms. vi. l. c.: a nickname, Dropl. 3.

2 GRAUTR

COMPDS: grautarketill, grautarsótt, grautartrog, grautarþvara.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚱᛅᚢᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gen.: genitive.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
S.: South, Southern.
Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Dropl.: Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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