Grána
Old Norse Dictionary - grána
Meaning of Old Norse word "grána"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- grána
- að, to become grey, metaph. to be coarse and spiteful; tekr at grána gamanit, the play began to be coarse, Sturl. i. 21, (græðna, v. l.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛅᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Similar entries:
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)