Grautr
Old Norse Dictionary - grautrMeaning of Old Norse word "grautr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
grautr Old Norse word can mean:
- grautr
- m., gen. grautar, [A. S. grut, gryt; Engl. groats; Dan. gröd; Swed. gröt; Ivar Aasen graut; hence Germ. grütze]:—porridge, a favourite mess with Scandin. peasants, see the tale of Grautar-Halli, answering to Germ. Hanswurst, n. G. l. i. 349, Korm. 150, Eb. ch. 13, 39, FaS. iii, Eg. S. Einh. ch. 5, FmS. vi. 363 sqq. (porridge eaten with butter): a pudding, FmS. ii. 163: the phrase, gera graut, to make porridge, Eb.; hefja graut, to lift (i. e. to eat) graut, FmS. vi. l. c.: a nickname, Dropl. 3.
- grautr
- COMPDS: grautarketill, grautarsótt, grautartrog, grautarþvara.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛅᚢᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- ch.
- chapter.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gen.
- genitive.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- Scandin.
- Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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