Upp-gröptr

Old Norse Dictionary - upp-gröptr

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

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

upp-gröptr (upp-grǫptr)
m. a digging up, Krók.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Krók.
Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
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