Greyfa
Old Norse Dictionary - greyfa
Meaning of Old Norse word "greyfa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- greyfa
- ð, [grúfa], to grovel, bow down with the face to the earth, Fms. viii. 333 C: reflex., Eg. 508, Fms. iii. 127, Fas. ii. 251.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᚢᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)