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silly;
-hygni, f. silliness;
-lettr, a. thin-faced.
grunnr (-s, -ar), m. bottom (of sea or water); til grunns, til grunna, down to the bottom; ganga á grunn, to come to an end (fig.).
grunnr (grynnri, grynnstr), a. shallow; standa grunnt, to be shallow (vinitta okkur stendr grunnt).
grunn-stiglaðr, pp. hard frozen;
-sæi, f. simplicity, credulity;
-sæliga, adv. foolishly;
-sæligr, a. foolish;
-sær, a. shallow-witted, foolish;
-sævi, n. shallow water;
-úðigr, a. shallow-minded;
-ýðigr, f. shallowness of mind, credulity.
grunr (-ar, -ir), m. suspicion, doubt, uncertainty (e-m er grunr d e-u); grafa grun á (um e-t), to suspect; hafa grun á e-m um e-t, to suspect one of a thing; e-m leikr grunr á, um e-t, one feels suspicious about a thing; draga gruni á. um e-t, to conceive a suspicion of; renna grunum á. e-t, to doubt, to guess at; búa um grun, to be suspected, um grun, by guile (sem þetta væri eigi um grun gört).
grun-samligr, a. suspicous-looking;
-samr, a. suspected (hafa e-n -saman);
-semd, f. suspicion.
grunsemdar-lauss, a. free from suspicion.
grúfa (-ða, -t), v. to grovel, to cower or crouch down (hann grúfði at eldinum; þeir grúfa í skjöldu sina).
grúfa, f., in the phrase, liggja á grúfu, to lie face down, on one's belly.
gryfja, f. hole, pit.
grynna, (-ti, -t), V. impers. to become shallower; grynnir dalinn, the dale became less deep; refl., grynnast = grynna (þá er grynntist yfir at landinu).
grýfi-liga, adv. hideously.
grýjandi, f. dawn (rare).
grýla, f. (1) giantess; (2) bug-bear (ekki hirði ek um grýlur yðrar).
grýta (-tta, -ttr), v. (1) to stone one to death (g. e-n í hel, til bana); (2) g. á e-n, at e-m, to pelt one with stones.
grýta, f. pot.
grýting, f. stoning (to death).
grýttr, a. stony.
grýtu-ker, n. earthen pot.
græð, f. malice, hostility (= gráleikr).
græðgi, f. greediness, gluttony.
græska, f. malice (= græð).
grœða (-dda, -ddr), v. (1) to make grow; (2) to heal (g. sar, g. sjóka); (3) to increase; g. fé, to make money; refl., vindrinn grœddist, the wind increased; grœðist e-m fé, peningar one makes money.
grœðari, m. healer, saviour.
grœði-ligr, a. healable.
grœðing, f. (1) growth, increase (byrr var í grœðingu); (2) healing, cure (g. sótta; andlig g.).
grœfr, a. fit to be buried.
grœnast (-d). v. to become green (grœnist jörð).
grœn-fainn, a. green-stained.
grœn-leikr, m. greenness, verdure.
Grœn-lendingr, m. Greenlander.
grœn-lenzkr, a. of or belonging to Greenland (Grœnland).
grœnn, a. (1) green (g. sem gras); (2) fresh (g. fiskr); (3) good fit; sá mun nú grœnstr (the most hopeful choice) at segja satt.
grœn-tó, f. tuft of grass;
-tyrfa (-ða, -ðr), v. to cover with green turf.
grœta (-tta, -ttr), v. to make one weep, distress one; grœttr, grieved.
grœti, n. pl. tears, sorrow.
grœti-ligr, a. lamentable, sad.
grœtir, m. one who makes another weep (gýgjar g.).
gröf (gen. grafar; pl. grafir and grafar), f. (1) pit, ditch (grafa g.); (2) grave; þat mein leiddi hann til grafar, caused his death.
gröftr (gen. graftar and graftrar, dat. grefti and greftri), m. (1) digging (vera at grefti); (2) burial, interment; veita e-m gröft, to bury; (3) tomb; (4) carving.
grön (gen. granar, pl. granar), f. (1) the hair on the upper lip, moustache (svá ungr, at eigi mun g. sprottin); (2) lip; legðu munn við g., lay thy mouth to his lips; e-m bregðr vá fyrir g., one is startled, alarmed; bregða grönum, to draw back the lips, grin; in pl. the lips of a cow or bull.
grön (gen. granar), f. pine-tree.
gröptr (gen. graptar), m. = gröftr.
grösugr, a. grassy, grass-grown.

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