Gróf
Old Norse Dictionary - gróf
Meaning of Old Norse word "gróf"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gróf
- f. [grafa; Ulf. grôba; Germ. grube], a pit, Nj. 153, Grett. 94; eld-gróf, an ash-pit, Eb. 99 (v. l.) new Ed.; hnakka-gróf, the pit in the nape of the neck; hljóp hann síðan með reykinum í gróf (gröf?) nokkura ok hvíldi sik, ok er þat síðan köllut Kára-gróf, Nj. 202.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)