Grúfa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - grúfa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "grúfa" in Norwegian.

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

grúfa: grúfa, v. (fð) ligge, bøie sig fremover, næs-gruves; Dagon guð þeirra grúfði (&vllá á grúfu) á golfi frammi fyrir örkinniStj. 43533; hann grúfði at eldinum Frs.10034; heiðingjar allir hrökkvast samanok grúfa í skjöldu sína (af Frygt) Klm.18813. 2467 jvf 2968. Jvf. greyfa.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚱᚢᚠᛆ
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.

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.