Grunr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - grunr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "grunr" in English.

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

grunr Old Icelandic word can mean:

grunr
(-ar, -ir), m. suspicion, doubt, uncertainty (e-m er ~ á e-u);
grunr
grafa grun á (um e-t), to suspect;
grunr
hafa grun á e-m um e-t, to suspect one of a thing;
grunr
e-m leikr ~ á, um e-t, one feels suspicious about a thing;
grunr
draga gruni á um e-t, to conceive a suspicion of;
grunr
renna grunum á e-t, to doubt, to guess at;
grunr
búa um grun, to be suspected;
grunr
um grun, by guile (sem þetta væri eigi um grun gört).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᚾᚱ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.
e-u
einhverju.
m.
masculine.
e-t
eitthvat.

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