Inn-gröptr
Old Norse Dictionary - inn-gröptr
Meaning of Old Norse word "inn-gröptr" (or inn-grǫptr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- inn-gröptr (inn-grǫptr)
- m. an engraving, Bs. i. 791 (on a seal).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, inn-gröptr may be more accurately written as inn-grǫptr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚾᚾ-ᚴᚱᚢᛒᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)