Grettir

Old Norse Dictionary - grettir

Meaning of Old Norse word "grettir"

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

grettir
in., poët. a ‘frowner,’ dragon, Edda: pr. name, Landn., whence Grettis-færsla, u, f. name of a poem; Grettis-haf, n. Grettir’s lift, is in Icel. the popular name for giant boulders.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
poët.
poetically.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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