Grunn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - grunn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "grunn" in Norwegian.

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

grunn
grunn, n. 1) Sted under Søen eller Van- det i sammes Bund hvor der er grundt (se grunnr, adj.), eller hvor Afstan- den fra denne til Vandets Overflade er ringe; létu þeir í haf, þegar - ok byr gaf, ok er þeir kvámu yfirgrunn öll undu þeir segl Grett. 3222;géngu skipin út (nl. af leginum) yfirgrunnit, ok kómu öll heil skipin áhafit OH. 1735; skip Gregorius sveifupp á grunn - Aslákr ungi kom akkerií skip þeirra ok dró þá af grunninuFm. VII, 26412. 28 jvf 2659 ; er þeir E.vóru mjök svá komnir at landi, reruþeir á grunn, hlupu þar þegar firirborð ok leituðu þegar með sundi tillands Flat. I, 23528. 2) = grunnr(m.); i fig. Betydning: fundning þessireis af gömlu grunni villunnar Klm.54818; með allskyns flærð ok fordæðu-skap, er hón tekr af neðsta grunnisínna gerninga Heilag. II, 9124.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚱᚢᚿᚿ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
fig.
figurlig, i figurlig betydning.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
nl.
nemlig.

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