Grjót-hríð

Old Norse Dictionary - grjót-hríð

Meaning of Old Norse word "grjót-hríð" in English.

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

grjót-hríð
f. a shower of stones (in battle), Fms. ix. 514, xi. 95.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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