Hróf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hróf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hróf" in Norwegian.

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

hróf: hróf, n. Skjul, Skur til a) deri at byggeFartøi. Krók. 911. 14. 18. 124. 1513. 15. 23 fg.1816. b) deri at ilandsætte, opsætte, der-med at overdække Fartøi. Eg. 56 (12128);Flat. I, 4224; Sverrir konungr hafðilátit setja upp Mariúsúðina út í Holmi- ok lét gera yfir hróf Fm. VIII, 2471;stýrimenn eigu hrófi at skjóta ok hlunntil at fá ok festar (eigu at gjöra hrof,ef þeir vilja, svá ok at skjóta hlunni okfestar til at fá Jb. 381) Grg. II, 7015;NL. IV, 31628 (Jb.).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚱᚮᚠ
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:

fg.: følgende.

L.: Linje.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

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