Grér

Old Norse Dictionary - grér

Meaning of Old Norse word "grér"

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

grér
m. [gróa (?)], a twig (?), only used in mod. poët. circumlocution ot a man; geira grér, örva grér, etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.
et cetera.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
poët.
poetically.

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