Grein-ing

Old Norse Dictionary - grein-ing

Meaning of Old Norse word "grein-ing"

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

grein-ing
f. distinction; glöggvari g. = epexegesis, Skulda 205; greiningar-vit, the senses, Bs. i. 785; að-greining, distinction.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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