Grip

Old Norse Dictionary - grip

Meaning of Old Norse word "grip" in English.

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

grip
n. a grip, grasp; upp-grip, plenty to take, abundance; á-grip, q. v.; yfir-grip, compass: medic. spots on the skin, believed to be the finger-prints or marks of goblins or demons, Fél.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
medic.
medicine, medically.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fél.
Félags-rit.
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