grǫftr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *graftuz. Related to grafa.

Pronunciation

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈɡrɒftr̩/

Noun

grǫftr m (genitive graftar)

  1. the act of digging
  2. burial, interment
  3. tomb
  4. a carving

Declension

Declension of grǫftr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grǫftr grǫftrinn greftir greftirnir
accusative grǫft grǫftinn grǫftu grǫftuna
dative grefti greftinum grǫftum grǫftunum
genitive graftar graftarins grafta graftanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: gröftur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: grøft
  • Norwegian Bokmål: grøft
  • Old Danish: græft, grift, gruft

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “gröftr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 174; also available at the Internet Archive
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