Kol-gröf

Old Norse Dictionary - kol-gröf

Meaning of Old Norse word "kol-gröf" (or kol-grǫf)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

kol-gröf (kol-grǫf)
f. a charcoal pit, Grág, ii. 333, Nj. 58.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kol-gröf may be more accurately written as kol-grǫf.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛚ-ᚴᚱᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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