Greina

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

greina Old Icelandic word can mean:

greina

(-da, -dr), v.

greina

1) to divide into parts (veröldin var greind í þrjár hálfur);

greina

2) to discern, distinguish (g. gang himintungla);

greina

3) to expound, tell, record; sem áðr er greint, as is told above; sem síðarr greinir, as will be told hereafter;

greina

4) impers., menn (acc.) greinir á, they disagree, quarrel;

greina

5) refl., ~st, to branch out, be separated (svá sem tungurnar greindust); g. á e-u, at e-u, to disagree about; impers., tók at g. með þeim kumpánum, they began to quarrel.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᛁᚾᛅ

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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