Greip
Old Norse Dictionary - greip
Meaning of Old Norse word "greip"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- greip
- f., pl. greipr, [A. S. grâp], the space between the thumb and the other fingers, a grip, grasp, Edda 110; at hin hægri greip spenni um hinn vinstra úlflið, SkS. 291; ok rann upp á greipina, FmS. v. 85; þrekligar greipr, Sd. 147; því næst brestr fram ór bjarginu greip eigi smáleit, BS. ii. 111: metaph., ganga í greipr e-m, to fall into one’s clutches, FS. 37, FmS. vi. 210; meir fyrir þat at vér vórum þá komnir í greipr honum, Orkn. 88; ganga ór greipum e-s, to slip from one’s grasp; spenna greipr, to clasp the hands: the phrase, láta greipr sópa, um e-t, to make a clean sweep, Grett. 127: the name of a giantess, Edda. ☞ Icel. distinguish between greip and neip (qs. gneip, the interval between the other fingers).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᛁᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- f.
- feminine.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- qs.
- quasi.
- S.
- Saga.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sd.
- Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)