Leyni-gröf
Old Norse Dictionary - leyni-gröf
Meaning of Old Norse word "leyni-gröf" (or leyni-grǫf)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- leyni-gröf (leyni-grǫf)
- f. a hidden pit, Ísl. ii. 74.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, leyni-gröf may be more accurately written as leyni-grǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚢᚾᛁ-ᚴᚱᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.