Gras-svörðr
Old Norse Dictionary - gras-svörðrMeaning of Old Norse word "gras-svörðr" (or gras-svǫrðr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gras-svörðr (gras-svǫrðr)
- m. greensward.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, gras-svörðr may be more accurately written as gras-svǫrðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛅᛋ-ᛋᚢᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.