Hljóð-greipr

Old Norse Dictionary - hljóð-greipr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hljóð-greipr"

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

hljóð-greipr
f. pl., poët. ‘sound-tongs,’ i. e. the mouth, Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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