Líkgröftr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - líkgröftr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "líkgröftr" (or líkgrǫftr) in Norwegian.

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

líkgröftr (líkgrǫftr): líkgröftr, m. Begravelse; þat var þá, erMaría var af heimi liðin, at þá vóroallir postolar hjá ok þjónuðu líkgreftehennar Homil. 332.

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, líkgröftr may be more accurately written as líkgrǫftr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛁᚴᚵᚱᚯᚠᛏᚱ
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:

m.: Masculin.