Grúfa

Old Norse Dictionary - grúfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "grúfa" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

grúfa Old Norse word can mean:

grúfa: u, f., in the phrase, á grúfu, grovelling, face down, on one’s belly; symja á grúfu, to swim on one’s belly, Sks. 177, Eg. 107, Fms. vii. 250, Fas. iii. 573, N. G. l. i. 80, Stj. 435, v. l., Art. 73, opp. to opinn (mod. upp í lopt, face up); liggr á grúfu ok horfir upp nef, a riddle of a ‘ladle;’ opinn eða á grúfu, Karl. 259.

grúfa: 2. [cp. gruvesten = hearth-stone, gruva = the hearth, chimney, and gruve-hynna = the chimney-corner, Ivar Aasen]: whence ös-grúi, an ash-pit, Fas. i. (in a verse).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Grúfa (II)

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

mod.: modern.

opp.: opposed.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

cp.: compare.

Works & Authors cited:

Art.: Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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