Grómr
Old Norse Dictionary - grómr
Meaning of Old Norse word "grómr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word grómr can mean:grómr
- grómr
- m. (mod. gróm, n.), grime, dirt; metaph. a blot, dirty spot; þá er menn hugðu at eið þeim, þótti sem g. (blot) hefði í verit, Grett. 161 A.
- grómr
- COMPDS: grómlauss, grómtekinn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)