Gren

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gren

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gren" in Norwegian.

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

gren: gren, n. Hule, som er Tilholdssted for visse Slags Dyr f. Ex. Basilisken (jvf Heilag. II, 619 fg): Stj. 9329; Ulv:Mirm. 67 a2 (Ridd. 1532); men især om Hvidrævens Hule: verða drepinn hjágarði sínum sem melrakki hjá greniSturl. I, 6822; drepnir niðr sem mel-rakkar í grenjum Vallalj. 5170; svæla,brenna, byrgja e-n inni sem melrakkaí greni Nj. 129 (19812); Fld. III, 18319;Klm. 14413; hann mun bíta kunna nærgreninu (fig. om et Menneske) Laxd. 64(18626).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚱᚽᚿ
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.

fig.: figurlig, i figurlig betydning.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

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