Gretta
Old Norse Dictionary - gretta
Meaning of Old Norse word "gretta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gretta
- tt, esp. reflex, grettask, to frown, make a wry face; hann skaut marga vega augunum ok gretti sik, Fb. i. 541: to frown, Fb. i. 530, Stj. 459 (of a lion), Bárð. 35 new Ed.; g. um tennr, to grin, El.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᛏᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bárð.
- Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
- El.
- Elis Saga. (G. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)