Grefr

Old Norse Dictionary - grefr

Meaning of Old Norse word "grefr" in English.

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

grefr
m., grefi, acc. pl., Róm. 167, [grafa], ‘a digger,’ a hoe, Landn. 141, 293, Vm. 87, Stj. 451, n. G. l. iii. 2, 10, Bk. 83: the phrase, hafa e-n í grefi fyrir sik, cp. hafa e-n fyrir grjótpál, to have another for one’s hoe, use him as a tool,m. l. c.: in mod. usage called járn-karl or páll.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
cp.
compare.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Róm.
Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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