Gríð

Old Norse Dictionary - gríð

Meaning 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.)
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