Gróðr

Old Norse Dictionary - gróðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gróðr" in English.

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

gróðr: m., gen. gróðrar, [Dan. afgröde; Swed. gröda = crop], growth, a crop; þá fundu þeir Góibeytla ok annan gróðr (vegetation), Landn. 226; hverr maðr á gróðr á sínu landi, Grág. ii. 291, cp. Jb. 248 C. (Ed. vöxt); en at miðjum vetri blóta til gróðrar, Hkr. i. 13; gróðrum ok grænum grösum, Stj. 276: metaph., andlegs gróðrar, Hom. 45: summer, Edda (Gl.)

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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