GREY

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GREY

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GREY

n., pl. greyja, a greyhound; greyjum sinum gullbönd sneri, Þkv. 6, Hm. 100 (of a lap dog); grey (a bitch) þykki mér Freyja, Jb. ch. 10: metaph. a paltry jellow, coward; grey þitt, Gísl. 68; grey eðr bleyðimaðr, Fagrsk.; grey eðr ættar-skömm, Mirm.; greyja atgangr, a dog-fight, Fms. viii. 308.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚱᛁᚢ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
ch.
chapter.
Fr
French in etymologies.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Mirm.
Mirmants Saga. (G. II.)
Þkv.
Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)
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