Gráða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gráða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 gráða

u, f. [Lat. gradus], a step, Stj. passim, Fms. vi. 267, vii. 97, Skálda 209: in mod. usage esp. the steps round the altar in a church: metaph. degree, Stj. 8: mathem. a degree, Rb. 458, 460; í gráðu eru sextigi minuta, Hb. 732. 7.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚱᛅᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hb.: Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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