Gráða

Old Norse Dictionary - gráða

Meaning of Old Norse word "gráða" in English.

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

gráða: u, f. [Lat. gradus], a step, Stj. passim, Fms. vi. 267, vii. 97, Skálda 209: in mod. usage esp. the steps round the altar in a church: metaph. degree, Stj. 8: mathem. a degree, Rb. 458, 460; í gráðu eru sextigi minuta, Hb. 732. 7.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hb.: Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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