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grá-rendr, a. grey-striped;
-silfr, n. grey (bad) silver;
-skinn, n. grey fur;
-skýjaðr, a. covered with grey clouds;
-steinn, m. a grey stone (til grásteins hins mikla).
gráta (græt; grét, grétum; grátinn), v. (1) to weep; g. hástöfum, to weep aloud; (2) to bewail, weep for one (þú grætr góðan mann).
grátan-ligr, a. tearful.
grát-fagr, a. beautiful in tears;
-feginn, a. weeping for Joy.
grátinn, pp. tearful.
grát-ligr, a. pitiable, deplorable.
grátr, m. weeping; setr grát at e-m, one bursts into tears.
grát-raust,f. tearful voice;
-stokkinn, pp. bathed in tears.
grá-vara, f. grey fur (harm hafði fengit á fjallinu mikla grávöru).
grefta (-fta, -ft), greftra (að), v. to bury (greftraðr at fornum sið).
greiða (-dda, -ddr), v. (1) to unravel, disentangle, arrange; g. hár, to comb or dress the hair; greiddi hón hárit frá augum sér, she stroked back the hair from, her eyes; (2) to make or get ready (g. segl); g. til vað, to get ready a fishing line; g. til um vápn, to get tht weapons ready; (3) to speed, further (g. ferð e-s); refl., greiddist honum vel, it sped well with him, he got on well; (4) to pay (g. fé af hendi); g. fram, to pay out; (5) to discharge, perform; g. skírslu af höndum, to perform the ordeal; g. vörð, to keep watch; g. róðr, to pull at the oars; g. atróðr, g. til atlögu, to attack (in a sea-fight); g. mál, to settle a case.
greið-fara, a. indecl. walking with speed;
-fœrr, a. passable, easy to pass (þar var eigi greiðfœrt);
-gengr, a. = -fœrr (eigi er hér -gengt).
greiði, m. (1) disentanglement, arrangement; gera greiða á málinu, to put the case right; skipaðist lítt til greiða með þeim, nothing was settled between them; (2) entertainment, accommodation; gera e-m greiða, to give one entertainment.
greið-liga, adv. (1) readily, promptly; (2) quite; greiðliga berr, completely stripped; (3) downright, actually (þó at engir menn bæri vápn á mik greið-liga).
greið-ligr, a. (1) ready, prompt; var söngrinn eigi greiðligr, the song did not go smoothly; (2) clear, plain (greiðlig orð).
greið-mæltr, pp. of ready speech.
greiðr (greið greitt), a. (1) clear, free from obstacles (greið leið, gata); (2) ready to serve (góðr ok greiðr við alla sína nágranna).
greið-skapr, m. (1) readiness, promptness; (2) entertainment.
greiðsla, f. = greizla.
greið, m. earl, count.
grein (pl. -ir), f. (1) branch (of a tree), division; (2) point, head, part (í öllum greinum); í annarri g., in the second place; (3) cause, reason; fyrir þá g., therefore; (4) distinction; sjá grein handa, to discern one's hands; gera grein á e-u, to explain; (5) understanding, discernment; gløggrar greinar, sharpwitted; (6) dissent, discord (varð mart til greina með þeim); vald fyrir utan alla g., undisputed (absolute) power.
greina (-da, -dr), v. (1) to divide into parts (veröldin var greind í þrjár hálfur); (2) to discern, distinguish (g. gang himintungla); (3) to expound, tell, record; sem áðr er greint, as is told above; sem síðarr greinir, as will be told hereafter; (4) impers., menn (acc.) greinir á, they disagree, quarrel; (5) refl., greinast, to branch out, be separated (svá sem tungurnar greindust); g. á e-u, at e-u, to disagree about; impers., tók at g. með þeim kumpánum, they began to quarrel.
greina-mikill, a. sensible, clever.
greinar-laust, a. n. (1) indiscriminately; (2) unconditionally;
-mál n. reasonable case.
greina-vænn, a. likely to cause a difference or dissension.
greini-liga, adv. distinctly;
-ligr, a. distinct, clear.
gretning, f. distinction.
greiningar-vit, n. discernment
greip (pl. greipr), f. the space between the thumb and the other fingers (kom blóð á hönd þóri ok rann upp á greip-

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