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.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Back