Grynna

Old Norse Dictionary - grynna

Meaning of Old Norse word "grynna" in English.

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

grynna: t, [grunnr], impers. to become shallow; grynnir dalinn (acc.), the dale became shallow, less deep, in advancing higher up in a dale, Bárð. 173: reflex., id., Bs. i. 355; þá er grynntisk yfir at landinu, Fms. viii. 170: metaph., kostr okkarr grynnisk, Bs. ii. 133: in mod. usage freq. act. and absol., það grynnir, fer að grynna.

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

Abbreviations used:

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

acc.: accusative.

act.: active.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

impers.: impersonal.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

pers.: person.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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