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in the meaning "hostile" have not been included, nor have examples
of grár as a byname, since the adjective may describe an individual's
unpleasant personal traits rather than aspects of his physical appear-
ance.4
Literary work N References Compounds Toponyms
Bárðarsaga Snæfellsáss 6 127.16,129,9,133.3, 135.2, 139.6, 145.21
Bjarnar saga Hítdælakapfja 3 168.22,169.4, 200.9f grámagi (168.22,169.4) Grásteinn (200.9f)
Droplaugarsona saga 1 176.5
Egils saga Skalla- Grímssonar 8 34.23,42.2,43.16, 70.10,143.16, 219.14f, 233.4-5, 260.11 grávara (34.23, 42.2, 43.16, 233.4-5), úlfgrár (143.16, 260.11), *gráfeldr (219.14f)
Eiríks saga rauöa 1 228.1 algrár
Eyrb\/ggja saga 3 158.5,170.23,171.17 apalgrár (170.23, 171.17)
Fljótsdœla saga 4 261.12, 256.16, 270.7, 286.31 járngrár (270.7)
Fóstbrœðra saga 1 147.1
Gísla saga Súrssonar 5 5.5f, 90.9, 94.11, 21, 122.13 Grásíða (name of sword, 5.5f)
Gísls þáttr Illugasonar 1 334.14
Grettis saga 3 110.3,4,187.2 gráeygr (110.3), úlfgrár (110.4)
Grœnlendinga saga 1 261.3 grávara
Gunnlaugs saga ormstungu 3 63.6,65.11,68.16 grásími (63.6)
Hallfreðar saga 1 182.15
Harðar saga ok Hólmverja 1 76.2 apalgrár
Hávarðar saga Isfirðings 1 309.2
Heiðarvíga saga 4 217.7,231.23,232.2,233.2 gráfcldr (217.7)
Hreiðars þáttr 1 250.29
Laxdœla saga 6 79.14. 84.6,104.3,185.3, 188.19, 230.16 gráfeldr (79.14), apalgrár (84.6),
Njáls saga 4 288.27,320.23, 449.10,454.14 apalgrár (449.10)
Onns þáttr Stórólfssonar 1 401.5
Reykdœla saga 2 161.15, 221.25 grábíldóttr (161.15)
Svarfdœla saga 2 132.4,189.18 gráskinn (132.4)
Þórðarsaga hreðu 1 169.16 gráskinn
4 For a discussion of grár and also hárr, a secondary color term, see Wolf (2009).