Gröftr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gröftr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gröftr" (or grǫftr) in Norwegian.

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

gröftr (grǫftr): gröftr, m. (G. graftar) 1) GravninG. GrG.I, 1310. 2) Begravelse. GrG. I, 131. 14;HeilaG. II, 29728. 3) Grav hvori nogenbegraves eller er begraven. Eids. 1,4815; standa yfir grefti e-s Fm. IX,423; Bp. I, 63824; mæla yfir grefti e-sTrój. 846. 4) Udskjæring i Træ, Steneller Metal, GraverinG. Stj. 4524; Bp.I, 84325; Pr. 38214. - Jvf. gröptr.

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚱᚯᚠᛏᚱ
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.

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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