Græta

Old Norse Dictionary - græta

Meaning of Old Norse word "græta"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

græta
tt, [grátr], to make one ‘greit’ or weep, distress one, Fas. ii. 174, Stj. 323; þú lézt grætta Gunnlöðu, Hm. 110; grættr, grieved, Sl. 26.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛅᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Sl.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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