Græska

Old Norse Dictionary - græska

Meaning of Old Norse word "græska" in English.

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

græska
u, f. [grár], malice, Sturl. i. 105, v. l.; Sighvatr tók undir í gamni, ok með nokkurri svá græsku (mockingly), ii. 178. græsku-lauss, adj. without malice: in the phrase, græskulaust gaman, a sport without malice.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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