Gren
Old Norse Dictionary - gren
Meaning of Old Norse word "gren"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word gren can mean:gren
- gren
- n., gen. pl. grenja, a lair; gren eðr holur (of a snake), Stj. 93; varga gren, hafði úlfrinn dregit eitt lík inn í grenit (lair, of a wolf), Mirm. 36: in Icel. only of a fox’s lair, sem melrakki í greni, Nj. 198, Karl. 144, Sturl. i. 88; hann mun bíta kunna nær greninu, Ld. 278.
- gren
- COMPDS: grenjaleit, grensmogin.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- gen.
- genitive.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Mirm.
- Mirmants Saga. (G. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)