Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Grettur

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 grettur

f. pl. wry faces: metaph., búa-grettnr, quarrels among neighbours (cp. mod. búa kritr), 655 xxi. 3; vina-grettur, quarrels among friends, Frump.

Similar Words

GÁ
gá-lausliga
gá-lausligr
gá-lauss
gá-leysi

Runic Inscription

grettur

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
l.: Linnæus.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Frump.: Frumpartar.

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