Gróa
Old Norse Dictionary - gróaMeaning of Old Norse word "gróa" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
gróa Old Norse word can mean:
- gróa
- greri, gróinn, pres. græ (grœ), [A. S. growan; Engl. grow; Swed. gro; Dan. groe; cp. Lat. cre-scere, crev-i]:—to grow:
- gróa
- I. of grass, trees, vegetation; þá var grund gróin grœnum lauki, Vsp. 4; viði gróin, grown with wood (of the earth), Edda 65 (in a verse); jörð grær, the earth grows, Eg. (in a verse), Ísl. ii. 381; gras grær, grass grows; gróandi grös, SkS. 728 B; þá grær gras á þeirri moldu er efst er á jörðunni, Edda 145 (pref.); gróa ok ávaxtask (of the earth), Stj. 38: absol. to grow, þann vetr var veðrátta góð, ok greyri snemma um várit, the winter was mild, and early crops in the spring, FmS. ii. 244; er íllu korni niðr sáð, enda mun íllt af gróa, Nj. 174.
- gróa
- II. to grow together, to close; var einart þak á húsinu ok ekki gróit, a fresh thatch (of turf) and not yet set, Ld. 280; en um morguninn var hann gróinn aptr sem áðr, the opening (in a cairn) had grown together as before, Bárð. 180; ok æ sem annarr grær (unites, joins to) við meginland, þá kemr annarr hólmi í, SkS. 94; höfuð konungsins var gróit við bolinn, Nj. 275.
- gróa
- 2. to be healed, of wounds; sár hans gréru seint, Korm. 130; tóku sár Þórólfs at gróa, Eg. 34; þat sár greri svá, at …, FS. 153; en hann lá lengi í sárum ok greri seint, ok rifnuðu aptr þá er gróin vóru, Gullþ. 31: cp. the saying, betra heilt en gróit, better hale than healed: absol., ok greyri þegar fyrir stúfinn, Nj. 275; grær fyrir tungu-stúfinn, FmS. v. 152; Íngólfr lá í sárum vetr þenna, ok greri yfir at kalla, Ingolf’s wounds were outwardly healed, FS. 67: mod. gen., gróinn sára sinna, healed of one’s wounds, FmS. iv. 164, Grett, 82: the phrase, gróa um heilt, to be quite healed; þá skera þeir af grandit allt at um heilt megi gróa, Al. 120: metaph. to be reconciled, at um heilt mætti gróa með þeim, FmS. xi. 57; héðan frá greri aldrei um heilt með þeim Glúmi ok Esphælingum, Glúm. 348.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- n.
- neuter.
- pres.
- present.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- absol.
- absolute, absolutely.
- f.
- feminine.
- pref.
- preface.
- gen.
- genitive.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- mod.
- modern.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)
- Bárð.
- Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)