Greyfa

Old Norse Dictionary - greyfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "greyfa" in English.

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

greyfa
ð, [grúfa], to grovel, bow down with the face to the earth, Fms. viii. 333 C: reflex., Eg. 508, Fms. iii. 127, Fas. ii. 251.

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

Abbreviations used:

reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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