Gröftr
Old Norwegian Dictionary - gröftrMeaning of Old Norwegian word "gröftr" (or grǫftr) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- gröftr (grǫftr)
- gröftr, m. (G. graftrar) = gröptr 2;hrapa greftri manns GráG. II, 812; mælayfir greftri e-s Flat. I, 6211; veita e-mgröftr Flat. I, 625. II, 51137.
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:
- G.
- Genitiv.
- lat.
- latinsk.
- m.
- Masculin.