gröf

See also: grof, groef, Grof, and gróf

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse grǫf, from Proto-Germanic *grabą, *grabō (grave, trench, ditch), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ- (to dig, scratch, scrape). Compare Danish, Swedish and Norwegian grav, English grave, Dutch graf, German Grab.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krœːv/
    Rhymes: -œːv

Noun

gröf f (genitive singular grafar, nominative plural grafir)

  1. grave
  2. trench

Declension

Derived terms

  • grafalvarlegur
  • grafarmark
  • grafarþögn
  • grafhvelfing
  • grafhýsi
  • grafkyrr
  • grafletur
  • grafskrift
  • grafreitur
  • þögull sem gröfin (silent as the grave)

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

Verb

grȫf

  1. To dyke.
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