Grettur

Old Norse Dictionary - grettur

Meaning of Old Norse word "grettur" in English.

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

grettur: f. pl. wry faces: metaph., búa-grettnr, quarrels among neighbours (cp. mod. búa kritr), 655 xxi. 3; vina-grettur, quarrels among friends, Frump.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Frump.: Frumpartar.

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