Greipa
Old Norse Dictionary - greipa
Meaning of Old Norse word "greipa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- greipa
- að or t, to grasp, comprehend, Edda (in a verse): metaph., g. glæp, to commit, Am. 82.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᛁᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)