Gröptr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gröptr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gröptr" (or grǫptr) in Norwegian.

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

gröptr (grǫptr)
gröptr, m. (G. graptar) 1) GravninG. GráG.1425; vera at grepti dvs. være sysselsatmed at grave, Landn. 2, 28. 2) Begra-ven, Begravelse. Alex. 604; GráG. 913. 23;veita e-m gröpt Hkr. 10723; EG. 22(4120). 3) Grav hvori der begraves ellernogen er begraven, = gröf 2; flytja líktil graptar Fm. VII, 174 &vl 2; standayfir grepti e-s Fm. VIII, 23610. 21; mæltuþeir svá fyrir grepti hans, sem heið-inna manna siðr var til, vísuðu honumtil Valhallar Hkr. 10732; jvf Fris. 846;tala erindi yfir grepti e-s Fm. VIII,23621. 4) Fordybning som er frembragtved Gravning, = gröf 1. Fm. VI,36820. 5) Gravering, Udskjæring i Træ,Sten eller Metaller. Stj. 4524; Bp. I,84325; Pr. 38214.

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, gröptr may be more accurately written as grǫptr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚱᚯᛕᛏᚱ
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.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.

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