Gróa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gróa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gróa" in English.

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

gróa Old Icelandic word can mean:

gróa
(grœr, greri, gróinn), v.
gróa
1) to grow (of vegetation); jörð grœr, earth grows; þá var grund gróin grœnum lauki, the ground was covered with green herbs;
gróa
2) to grow together, become joined to (höfuð konungs var gróit við bolinn);
gróa
3) of wounds, to be healed (sár hans greru seint); Ingólfr lá í sárum vetr þenna, ok greri yfir at kalla, his wounds were healed in a way; of the person, gróinn sára sinna, healed of one’s wounds; g. um heilt, to be quite healed; fig. to be reconciled (grœr um heilt með þeim).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᛅ

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