Gríð
Old Norse Dictionary - gríðMeaning of Old Norse word "gríð" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
gríð Old Norse word can mean:
- gríð
- f. frantic eagerness; í gríð, eagerly: gríðar-liga (gríðu-liga, Mag. 99, Ed.), adv. eagerly: gríðar-ligr, adj. eager.
- gríð
- II. mythol. Gríðr, f. a giantess; Gríðar-völr, m., Edda 60.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- adv.
- adverb.
- f.
- feminine.
- v.
- vide.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mythol.
- mythology, mythologically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)