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)
- grave
- trench
Declension
declension of gröf
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | gröf | gröfin | grafir | grafirnar |
| accusative | gröf | gröfina | grafir | grafirnar |
| dative | gröf | gröfinni | gröfum | gröfunum |
| genitive | grafar | grafarinnar | grafa | grafanna |
Derived terms
- grafalvarlegur
- grafarmark
- grafarþögn
- grafhvelfing
- grafhýsi
- grafkyrr
- grafletur
- grafskrift
- grafreitur
- þögull sem gröfin (silent as the grave)
Related terms
- grafa
- grafari
- greftrun
- gröftur
Westrobothnian
Alternative forms
- grøv
- gröv
Verb
grȫf
- To dyke.
Related terms
- grof
- grøvning