Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gröftr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

4 definitions

1 gröftr grǫftr

(and gröptr less correctly), m., gen. graftar, dat. grefti, the mod. with radical r in gen. and dat. graftrar, greftri, but acc. gröft (never gröftr); the ancients use both forms, graftrar, Eb. 176, Fms. vii. 174, viii. 236, x. 175, xi. 17; greftri, vi. 401; grefti, viii. 236, ix. 4; greftar, N. G. L. i. 345, 347, 368: [A. S. gräft]:—a digging; fauska-g., Landn. 303: engraving, Stj. 45.

2 gröftr grǫftr

2. burial, Hom. 97, K. Þ. K. 24, passim (vide above): a tomb, Fms. xi. 307.

3 gröftr grǫftr

COMPDS: graftardagr, graftarkirkja, graftarreitr, graftarstaðr, graftartíð.

4 gröftr grǫftr

II. medic. matter (of a sore); whence graftar-kyli, n. a running sore; graftar-nagli, a, m. the core in a boil.

Orthography

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Similar Words

Runic Inscription

gröftr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "gröftr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
acc.: accusative.
dat.: dative.
gen.: genitive.
gl: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
medic.: medicinally.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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