Trolla-grös
Old Norse Dictionary - trolla-grösMeaning of Old Norse word "trolla-grös" (or trolla-grǫs) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- trolla-grös (trolla-grǫs)
- n. pl., botan. lichen rangiferinus, Hjalt.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, trolla-grös may be more accurately written as trolla-grǫs.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᚢᛚᛚᛅ-ᚴᚱᚢᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- botan.
- botanically.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hjalt.
- Hjaltalín, Icelandic Botany.