Grannr

Old Norse Dictionary - grannr

Meaning of Old Norse word "grannr" in English.

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

grannr Old Norse word can mean:

grannr: adj., compar. grennri and grannari, [as to etym., grannr is prob. akin to grein, a branch, hence the long vowel (vide II); but both are different from grœenn, green, which is from gróa]:—thin, slender, very freq. in mod. usage, = Lat. gracilis, epithet of a lady, Edda 85 (in a verse); mittis-grannr, thin in the waist: in gramm. single, of vowels, opp. to digr, of diphthongs; þat hljóð er grannara, Skálda 177: neut. grannt, adv. nicely; ör-grannt, id.

grannr: II. it appears with a long vowel in grón (or gr́n, qs. grönn) ván, thin, slender hope, Gísl. 66 (in a verse); friðv́n segi gr́na (granna), Sturl. iii. 216 (in a verse); and perhaps also in grón lind, a thin, slender shield, Edda 106 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

adv.: adverb.

compar.: comparative.

etym.: etymology.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gramm.: grammar.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

neut.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

prob.: probably.

v.: vide.

l.: line.

qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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