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Hel-gráðr

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1 hel-gráðr

m. voracity betokening death (in the case of one who is fey), Fas. i. 372 (in a paraphrase from a poem); cp. hel-hungr, Ivar Aasen.
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hel-gráðr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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