Gríma

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gríma

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gríma" in English.

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

gríma Old Icelandic word can mean:

gríma
f.
gríma
1) a kind of covering for the face or the head, a mask or cowl (hafa grímu fyrir andliti, á höfði sér);
gríma
2) armour covering a horse’s head and breast;
gríma
3) beak (on a ship);
gríma
4) night (poet.).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᛘᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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