Griðungr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - griðungr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "griðungr" in Norwegian.

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

griðungr
griðungr, m. Tyr, lat. taurus (se Pr.47712. 18), = graðungr Harð. 25 (783);Flat. I, 5455; Stj. 857 fg. 27136. 41827jvf &vl; Hák. 12113 (= oxi Gul. 4315);Trój. 4 (1221); Bp. I, 3453 (183).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚱᛁᚦᚢᚿᚵᚱ
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:

fg.
følgende.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.

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