Gróði
Old Norse Dictionary - gróði
Meaning of Old Norse word "gróði"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word gróði can mean:gróði
- gróði
- a, m.
- gróði
- 1. = gróðr; þess vondr skyldi gróða taka, Post. 686 B. 13.
- gróði
- 2. increase; þá skal gróði (swell, flood) koma bæði í sjó ok vötn (vatna-vöxtr), Rb. 104: mod. usage distinguishes between gróðr, growth, and gróði, gain, increase of wealth. gróða-maðr, m. a prosperous, wealthy man.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᚦᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Post.
- Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)