Gröf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gröf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gröf" (or grǫf) in Norwegian.

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

gröf (grǫf): gröf, f. (G. grafar, N. PL. grafir & grafar) 1) Fordybning som er frembragt vedGravninG. SE. I, 3583 fg; EG. 46(9119); Flat. II, 51413 fgg; Stj. 61111;om kolgröf: GrG. II, 11029 fgg; setjae-n í gröf = kviksetja GrG. I, 20221(GráG. 38010, se under grafnár). 2) For-dybning, Hule i Alm.; drógu (þrælaguðs) or fylsknum ok hellum ok gröf-um (ok) neyddu þá til blóta HeilaG.II, 23616; hús mítt es bœnahús, enér gorþot þat þjófa gröf (VulG. spe-luncam) Leif. 7010 jvf 20 ; í því hljóphestr Flovents í gröf eina djúpa Flov.19133; þeir riðu at Yxnagröf yfir Rana-völlu -, smalamaðr Bolla fór at fésnemma um morguninn í hlíðinni uppi,hann sá menn í skóginum ok sváhrossin, er bundin vóru í gröfinni Laxd.R. 3233. 336. 2) Grav til Begravelse afLig, = gröptr 3. GuL. 2325; Eids. 1,4713; GrG. I, 108. 1315; þat (mein)leiddi hann til grafar dvs. voldte hansDød, SturL. I, 38127. - Ordet synesforekomme som Elvenavn i GrafaróssHerv. 34513; medens den samme Elvdog L. 5 kaldes Grafa.

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, gröf may be more accurately written as grǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚱᚯᚠ
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:

a.: accusativ.

Alm.: Almindelighev.

f.: Feminin.

G.: Genitiv.

L.: Linje.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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