GRÚI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GRÚI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GRÚI

a, m. [grúa], a crowd, swarm, prob. akin to grúfa; metaph. from ants, insects, maggots, or the like: in compds, mann-grúi, a crowd of men.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚱᚢᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
prob
probable, probably.
prob.
probable, probably.
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