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. graptrar) 1) Grav, = gröptr3; búa, flytja, fœra, ætla e-n, lík tilgraptrar Fm. VI, 2337. VII, 1744. VIII,2368. XI, 1723 (Jomsv.* 1426); Flat. I,10613. 56632; Eb. 34 (629); standa yfirgreptri e-s Fm. VI, 23614. 40118. 2) Be-gravelse, = gröptr 3. Post. 41419.

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.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
v.
Verbum.

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