Grunnr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - grunnr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "grunnr" in English.

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

grunnr Old Icelandic word can mean:

grunnr: I)

grunnr: (-s, -ar), m. bottom (of sea or water); til grunns, til grunna, down to the bottom; ganga á grunn, to come to an end (fig.).

grunnr: II)

grunnr: (grynnri, grynnstr), a. shallow; standa grunnt, to be shallow (vinitta okkur stendr grunnt).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᚾᚾᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

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