Greiða

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

greiða Old Icelandic word can mean:

greiða

(-dda, -ddr), v.

greiða

1) to unravel, disentangle, arrange; g. hár, to comb or dress the hair; greiddi hón hárit frá augum sér, she stroked back the hair from her eyes;

greiða

2) to make or get ready (g. segl); g. til vað, to get ready a fishing line; g. til um vápn to get the weapons ready;

greiða

3) to speed, further (g. ferð e-s);

greiða

refl., greiddist honum vel, it sped well with him, he got on well;

greiða

4) to pay (g. fé af hendi); g. fram, to pay out;

greiða

5) to discharge, perform; g. skírslu af höndum, to perform the ordeal; g. vörð, to keep watch; g. róðr, to pull at the oars; g. atróðr, g. til atlögu, to attack (in a sea-fight); g. mál, to settle a case.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᛁᚦᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary