Gröftr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gröftr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "gröftr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

gröftr Old Icelandic word can mean:

gröftr
(gen. graftar and graftrar, dat. grefti and greftri), m.
gröftr
1) digging (vera at grefti);
gröftr
2) burial, interment; veita e-m gröft, to bury;
gröftr
3) tomb;
gröftr
4) carving.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᚠᛏᚱ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
e-m
einhverjum.

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