Hljóð-greipr

Old Norse Dictionary - hljóð-greipr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hljóð-greipr" in English.

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

hljóð-greipr: f. pl., poët. ‘sound-tongs,’ i. e. the mouth, Lex. poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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