Grautr

Old Norse Dictionary - grautr

Meaning 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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