gríður

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gríðr.

Pronunciation

Noun

gríður f (genitive singular gríðar, nominative plural gríðir)

  1. (archaic or poetic) a troll woman
    Synonyms: skessa, tröllkona, tröllskessa

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