Grund

Old Norse Dictionary - grund

Meaning of Old Norse word "grund" in English.

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

grund: f. [prob. to be derived from gróa, qs. gróandi, and different in etymology from grunn and Engl. ground, etc.]:—a green field, grassy plain; á grundunni, Sd. 165; þar heitir Haugsnes er bardaginn var ofan frá á grundinni, Sturl. iii. 84, Clar. 134; nú setjask þeir niðr á grundina, Gísl. 107: poët. the earth, the green earth, grund gróin grænum lauki, Vsp. 4, Vþm. 16, Haustl. 15: the name of a farm, Grenfield, Sturl., Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

prob.: probably.

qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Clar.: Clarus Saga. (G. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

Vþm.: Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)

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