Grúfa
Old Norse Dictionary - grúfa
Meaning of Old Norse word "grúfa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word grúfa can mean:grúfa
- grúfa
- u, f., in the phrase, á grúfu, grovelling, face down, on one’s belly; symja á grúfu, to swim on one’s belly, Sks. 177, Eg. 107, Fms. vii. 250, Fas. iii. 573, N. G. l. i. 80, Stj. 435, v. l., Art. 73, opp. to opinn (mod. upp í lopt, face up); liggr á grúfu ok horfir upp nef, a riddle of a ‘ladle;’ opinn eða á grúfu, Karl. 259.
- grúfa
- 2. [cp. gruvesten = hearth-stone, gruva = the hearth, chimney, and gruve-hynna = the chimney-corner, Ivar Aasen]: whence ös-grúi, an ash-pit, Fas. i. (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Similar entries:
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- mod.
- modern.
- opp.
- opposed.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- cp.
- compare.
Works & Authors cited:
- Art.
- Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.