Greifi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - greifi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "greifi" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

greifi
greifi, m. Greve (ags. geréfa, ght. grâfo);heita þeir hersar eða lendir menn ídanskri tungu, en greifar í Saxlandi,en barúnar í Englandi, þeir skulu okvera réttir dómarar ok landvarnarmennyfir því ríki, er þeim er skipat SE. I,4566; i Danmark: OHm. 1061; i Sax-land: Nj. 101 (1572); i England: Fm. VII, 59 fg; = lat. præfectus: Pr. 14214. 28521; Rómaborgar greifi Post. 1477 jvf 9120; Heilag. I, 12721; jvf Alex. 378. 4531; Heilag. I, 62822; = lat. tribunus cohortis: Post. 2278 (Ap. Gj.21, 31); som Øgenavn: Eiríkr greifinjósnarmaðr Styrmis Bp. I, 55535. -Jvf. borggreifi, soðgreifi.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚱᚽᛁᚠᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.

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