Grið

Old Icelandic Dictionary - grið

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "grið" in English.

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

grið Old Icelandic word can mean:

grið
n.
grið
1) domicile, home;
grið
2) pl. truce, peace, pardon, quarter; selk g.: to make truce; segja í sundr griðum to dissolve the truce; lífs g. ok lima, safety for life and limbs; beiða (sér) griða, to sue for quarter; beiða griða Baldri fyrir alls konar háska, to seek protection for B. against all kinds of harm; gefa e-m g., to give one quarter; ganga til griða, to accept pardon.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᚦ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
e-m
einhverjum.
pl.
plural.

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