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Origin and Meaning
Old Norse
gríð = 'vehemence', 'greed', 'eagerness' [1] [2]
grið = 'peace', 'protection', 'mercy', 'truce' [1] [2]
Old Danish
gruth = 'peace', 'protection', 'mercy', 'truce' [2]
Anglo-Saxon
grið = 'peace', 'protection', 'mercy', 'truce' [2]
Middle High German
grítec = 'eager', 'covetous' [2]
Related Names
See Gríðr
Combinations
| Name Element |
Example |
|---|---|
| RAD | see Ráðgríðr |
| RAND | see Randgríðr |
| SANN | see Sangríðr |
Last Element Forms
-gred -gri -grid -gríð -griðr -gríðr