Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Grá-silfr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 grá-silfr

n. grey (bad) silver, brass; bera af e-m sem gull af grásilfri. Gkv. 2. 2; cp. the mod. phrase, sem gull af eiri,—the old language has no special word for brass, eir being derived from Latin.

Similar Words

GÁ
gá-lausliga
gá-lausligr
gá-lauss
gá-leysi

Runic Inscription

grá-silfr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "grá-silfr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Lat: Latin.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

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