Grynna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Grynna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 grynna

t, [grunnr], impers. to become shallow; grynnir dalinn (acc.), the dale became shallow, less deep, in advancing higher up in a dale, Bárð. 173: reflex., id., Bs. i. 355; þá er grynntisk yfir at landinu, Fms. viii. 170: metaph., kostr okkarr grynnisk, Bs. ii. 133: in mod. usage freq. act. and absol., það grynnir, fer að grynna.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚱᚢᚾᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

absol: absolute, absolutely.
absol.: absolute, absolutely.
acc.: accusative.
act.: active.
adv: adverb.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
impers: impersonal.
impers.: impersonal.
l.: Linnæus.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
pers.: person, personal.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.

Works & Authors

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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