Gróa
Old Norse Dictionary - gróa
Meaning of Old Norse word "gróa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gróa
- or Gró, f. a pr. name, Landn., cp. Edda 58 (the giantess mother of Örvandil, Orion); cp. Swed. groda, Norse gro = a toad, paddock,
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)