Krýja

Old Norse Dictionary - krýja

Meaning of Old Norse word "krýja"

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

krýja
or krúa, ð, hence the mod. Icel. grúa (það úir og grúir), changing k into g; [Norse krye; cp. Engl. crowd]:—to swarm; það úði og krúði, Egilsson’s Poems, 25.

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.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.

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