Grey

Old Norse Dictionary - grey

Meaning of Old Norse word "grey" in English.

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

grey: n., pl. greyja, a greyhound; greyjum sinum gullbönd sneri, Þkv. 6, Hm. 100 (of a lap dog); grey (a bitch) þykki mér Freyja, Jb. ch. 10: metaph. a paltry jellow, coward; grey þitt, Gísl. 68; grey eðr bleyðimaðr, Fagrsk.; grey eðr ættar-skömm, Mirm.; greyja atgangr, a dog-fight, Fms. viii. 308.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Mirm.: Mirmants Saga. (G. II.)

Þkv.: Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)

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