Leir-gröf
Old Norse Dictionary - leir-gröf
Meaning of Old Norse word "leir-gröf" (or leir-grǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- leir-gröf (leir-grǫf)
- f. a loam-pit, Nj. 84, v. l.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, leir-gröf may be more accurately written as leir-grǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚱ-ᚴᚱᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)