Gráðugr

Old Norse Dictionary - gráðugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gráðugr" in English.

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

gráðugr: adj. [Ulf. grêdags; A. S. grædig; Engl. greedy; O. H. G. grâtag]:—greedy; g. logi, Stj. 385; g. elska, Hom. 84; g. ágirni, id.; g. halr, a glutton, Hm. 19; g. búkr, a gluttonous belly, Bb. I. 5; g. vargar, BS. ii. 134.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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