Grýja

Old Norse Dictionary - grýja

Meaning of Old Norse word "grýja"

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

grýja
ð, [Swed. grya; Dan. grye = to dawn], to dawn: in Icel. the verb grýja is not used, but can be supposed from the following grýjandi; cp. the Germ. der tag graut, Göthe’s Faust.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
Swed.
Swedish.

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