GRUND

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

GRUND

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 GRUND

f. [prob. to be derived from gróa, qs. gróandi, and different in etymology from grunn and Engl. ground, etc.]:—a green field, grassy plain; á grundunni, Sd. 165; þar heitir Haugsnes er bardaginn var ofan frá á grundinni, Sturl. iii. 84, Clar. 134; nú setjask þeir niðr á grundina, Gísl. 107: poët. the earth, the green earth, grund gróin grænum lauki, Vsp. 4, Vþm. 16, Haustl. 15: the name of a farm, Grenfield, Sturl., Landn.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚱᚢᚾᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors

Clar.: Clarus Saga. (G. II.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)
Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

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