Undir-gröptr

Old Norse Dictionary - undir-gröptr

Meaning of Old Norse word "undir-gröptr" (or undir-grǫptr) in English.

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

undir-gröptr (undir-grǫptr)
m. undermining, Bs. i. 714.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, undir-gröptr may be more accurately written as undir-grǫptr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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