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.)