Ljónagröf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ljónagröf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ljónagröf" (or ljónagrǫf) in Norwegian.

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

ljónagröf (ljónagrǫf): ljónagröf, f. Grav, Grube, hvori der hol-des Løver. Hb. 2218. 235 (jvf 229 fg;Dan. c. 6).

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, ljónagröf may be more accurately written as ljónagrǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛁᚮᚿᛆᚵᚱᚯᚠ
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:

c.: Capitel.

f.: Feminin.

n.: Neutrum.