Grá-silfr

Old Norse Dictionary - grá-silfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "grá-silfr" in English.

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

grá-silfr
n. grey (bad) silver, brass; bera af e-m sem gull af grásilfri. Gkv. 2. 2; cp. the mod. phrase, sem gull af eiri,—the old language has no special word for brass, eir being derived from Latin.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
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