Grynna

Old Norse Dictionary - grynna

Meaning of Old Norse word "grynna"

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

grynna
t, [grunnr], impers. to become shallow; grynnir dalinn (acc.), the dale became shallow, less deep, in advancing higher up in a dale, Bárð. 173: reflex., id., Bs. i. 355; þá er grynntisk yfir at landinu, Fms. viii. 170: metaph., kostr okkarr grynnisk, Bs. ii. 133: in mod. usage freq. act. and absol., það grynnir, fer að grynna.

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

Abbreviations used:

absol.
absolute, absolutely.
acc.
accusative.
act.
active.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
impers.
impersonal.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
mod.
modern.
pers.
person.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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