Greip

Old Norwegian Dictionary - greip

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "greip" in Norwegian.

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

greip: greip, f. (N. Pl. greipr) den Del af Haan-den, hvormed man griber noget. SE.I, 5425; brestr fram or bjarginu greipeigi smáleit ok bregðr títt á festinastórri skalm Bp. II, 11131; kom blóðá hönd Þóri ok rann upp á greipinaOH. 21938; hendr þínar skaltu svá látaliggja, at hin hœgri greip spenni umhinn vinstra ulflið Kgs. 6711; koma,ganga í greipr e-s dvs. falde i ens Hæn-der, Klør, komme i ens Vold, udsætte sig derfor, Fm. IV, 22328. VI, 2102.Sturl. II, 5721; Mar. 105717.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚱᚽᛁᛕ
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.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

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