Greppr

Old Norse Dictionary - greppr

Meaning of Old Norse word "greppr" in English.

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

greppr Old Norse word can mean:

greppr: m. [perhaps akin to garpr], a poet; g. enn ungi, the young bard, Lex. Poët.; biðjandi hjartans grepp minn góðan, göra fyrir mig drápu-korn, Jón Þorl.; skáld heita greppar, ok rétt er í skáldskap at kenna svá hvern mann, Edda (Arna-Magn.) ii. 528. greppa-minni, n. a kind of metre, Edda (Ht.); a kind of memorial verses, the questions in the first half stanza, the responses in the second, Edda (Ht.) 40.

greppr: II. a strange creature, a monster; sér hann þá hvar gengr greppr mikill (of a giant), þykist hann þá kenna Dofra tröll, Fb. i. 565; þá sá þeir ekki lítinn grepp (of a ghost) suðr við garðinn, ok var þar Klaufi ok hafði höfuðit í hendi sér, Sd. 160.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Arna-Magn.: Arna-Magnacanus.

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Jón Þorl.: Jón Þorláksson.

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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