Dýragröf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dýragröf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dýragröf" (or dýragrǫf) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

dýragröf (dýragrǫf): dýragröf, f. 1) Grav eller Grube som er indrettet til deri at fange vilde Dyr, Dyregrav. Landsl. 7, 63. 2) Grav, Grube, hvori der holdes vilde Dyr. Hb. 229; Mar. 504.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, dýragröf may be more accurately written as dýragrǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᛦᚱᛆᚵᚱᚯᚠ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

v.: Verbum.

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