Dýr-gripr
Old Norse Dictionary - dýr-gripr
Meaning of Old Norse word "dýr-gripr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dýr-gripr
- m. a jewel, treasure, a thing of great value, Eg. 4, 55, 179, Orkn. 354.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚱ-ᚴᚱᛁᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)