Grána

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Grána

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 grána

að, to become grey, metaph. to be coarse and spiteful; tekr at grána gamanit, the play began to be coarse, Sturl. i. 21, (græðna, v. l.)

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚱᛅᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mythol
mythology, mythological.
mythol.
mythology, mythological.
prob
probable, probably.
prob.
probable, probably.
proncd.
pronounced.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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