Grunnr

Old Norse Dictionary - grunnr

Meaning of Old Norse word "grunnr"

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

grunnr
adj., compar. grynnri (gryðri), superl. grynnstr, [Swed.-Dan. grund], shallow; vaðil-sund nokkut grunnt, Eg. 362; sögðu hafit baeði grunnt ok myrkt, Al. 170; gryðra, shallower, Bs. i. 342; vatnföll tvau hvártki gryðra en tók í miðja síðu, 349: metaph., standa grunnt, to be shallow; vinátta okkur stendr grunnt, Eg. 520; grunuðu at vinátta þeirra mundi vera heldr grunn, Fms. xi. 108: in local names, Grunna-vík, f. whence Grunn-víkingr, m. a man from G., Landn.

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

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Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
compar.
comparative.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
superl.
superlative.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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