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Where does “gríður” come from?

gríður (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse gríðr.

gríður (Icelandic): a troll woman

Definitions

  1. a troll woman

Ancestry of “gríður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegríðr—

Words derived from “gríður”

  • gríðarlegur
Every word from Old Norse gríðr →