Grön

Old Icelandic Dictionary - grön

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "grön" in English.

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

grön Old Icelandic word can mean:

grön: I)

grön: (gen. granar, pl. granar), f.

grön: 1) the hair on the upper lip, moustache (svá ungr, at eigi mun g. sprottin);

grön: 2) lip; legðu munn við g., lay thy mouth to his lips; e-m bregðr vá fyrir g., one is startled, alarmed; bregða grönum, to draw back the lips, grin; in pl. the lips of a cow or bull.

grön: II)

grön: (gen. granar), f. pine-tree.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᚾ

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

e-m: einhverjum.

e-t: eitthvat.

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