Grjót-hörgr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Grjót-hörgr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 grjót-hörgr (grjót-hǫrgr)

m. a stone altar (heathen, vide hörgr): a stone heap = grjóthaugr, Sturl. ii. 223 C, where Ed. grjóthaugr.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚴᚱᛁᚢᛏ-ᚼᚢᚱᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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