Gráðugr
Old Norse Dictionary - gráðugr
Meaning of Old Norse word "gráðugr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gráðugr
- adj. [Ulf. grêdags; A. S. grædig; Engl. greedy; O. H. G. grâtag]:—greedy; g. logi, Stj. 385; g. elska, Hom. 84; g. ágirni, id.; g. halr, a glutton, Hm. 19; g. búkr, a gluttonous belly, Bb. I. 5; g. vargar, BS. ii. 134.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛅᚦᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bb.
- Búnaðar-bálkr.
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)