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great value; epli þau, er henni munu gripir í þykkja, apples which she will think of great value.
gripr, m. vulture (rare).
gríðr (gen. -ar), f. giantess.
gríma, f. (1) a kind of covering for the, face or the head, a mask or cowl (hata grimu fyrir andliti, á höfði sér); (7) armour covering a horse's head and breast; (3) beak (on a ship); (4) night (poet.).
grímu-maðr, m. a masked or disguised man.
grípa, (gríp; greip, gripurn; gripinn), v. (1) to grasp, seize (hann greip sverð sitt á skjöld); (2) to seize upon (g. góz fyrir mönnum); (3) with preps., g. á e-u, to catch hold of (H. greip á stafni); g. á kýlinu, to touch upon a sore place; g. til e-s, to seize (g. til sverðsins); greip hundrinn til hans, the dog snapped at him; g. upp, to catch up (Loki greip upp mikla stöng); g. við orði, to commence speaking.
grísa-sýr, f. a sow with pigs.
gríss (gen. gríss, pl. grísir), m. (1) young pig; (2) hog.
grjár, a. grey (poet., rare).
grjót, n. stones; verða at grjóti, to be turned into stones; bera g. á e-n, berja e-n grjóti, to stone one.
grjót-berg, n. quarry;
-björg, n. pl. rocks;
-burðr, m. throwing of stones;
-flaug, f. stone shower;
-flutning, f. conveyance of stones;
-hlað, n. stone wall;
-hóll, m. stone mound, stone heap;
-hríð, f. shower of stones;
-hörgr, m. = -hóll;
-kast, n. throwing stones;
-klettr, m. boulder;
-ligr, a. stony, flinty;
-möl, f. gravel, pebbles;
-páll, m. in the phrase, vera grjótpáll fyirir e-u, to be the chief supporter (mainstay) of;
-skriða, f. stone-slip;
-smiðr, m. stone-mason;
-varti, m. cairn of stones;
-veggr, m. stone wall.
gróa (grœr, greri, gróinn), v. (1) to grow (of vegetation); jörð grœr, earth grows; þá var grund gróin grœnum lauki, the ground was covered with green herbs; (2) to grow together, become joined to (höfuð konungs var gróit við bolinn); (3) of wounds, to be healed (sár hans greru seint); Ingólfr lá í sárum vetr þenna, ok greri yfir at kalla, his wounds were healed in a way; of the person, gróinn sára sinna, healed of one's wounds; g. um heilt, to be quite healed; fig. to be reconciled (grœr um heilt með þeim).
gróði, m. growth, increase.
gróðr (gen. -rar, pl. -rar), m. growth, crop (blóta til gróðrar).
gróðrar-ligr, a. fertile; healing.
gróðr-samr, a. fertile;
-setja (see setja), v. to plant;
-vænligr, a. healing (-vænlig smyrsl).
gróf, f. pit.
gróm-lauss, a. free from shot.
grómr, m. blot, dirty spot.
grufla, (að), v. to grovel an all-fours.
gruggóttr, a. muddy, turbid.
gruna, (að), v. (1) to suspect, mistrust (Grettir grunaði hann); vera grunaðr um e-t, to be suspected of; (2) to doubt (ekki grunum vér illvilja yðvarn); (3) to suppose, guess (gruna ek, at fjölmenni muni fyrir); (4) impers., mik grunar e-t or um e-t, I suspect, doubt.
grunan, f. suspecting, suspicious.
grun-brusligr, a. suspicious-looking (þú ert g. maðr).
grund (pl. -ir), f. green field, grassy plain (í grundinni hjá þverá).
grunda (að), v. to meditate on.
grundan, f. meditation.
grundr, m. inquiry; gefa (grafa) grund at e-u, to inquire into.
grund-valla (að), v. to found;
-völlr, m. ground for a building (marka -völl til húss, kirkju); foundation; reisa hús af -velli, to make a building from the ground.
grun-lauss, a. unsuspecting; trúa guði -laust, to put absolute faith in God; vera -lauss af e-u, to be unsuspected, above suspicion;
-maurar, m. pl., only in the phrase, e-n bita grunmaurar, one suspects.
grunn, n. shallow, shoal; róa á g., to run a ground.
grunn-eygðr, a. goggle-eyed;
-fall, n. a breaker on a shoal;
-fastr, a. fast aground;
-fœri, n. pl. anchor-tackle. cable; draga upp -fœri, to weigh anchor;
-hygginn, a. shallow-minded,

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