Grá-silfr
Old Norse Dictionary - grá-silfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "grá-silfr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- 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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛅ-ᛋᛁᛚᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)