Grikkr

Old Norse Dictionary - grikkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "grikkr"

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

grikkr
m. [prob. from Engl. grig, cp. Johnson on this word], a juggle (mod. word); göra e-m grikk, to play one a trick.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
prob.
probably.

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