gröftur

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Icelandic

Etymology

From the Old Norse grǫftr, from Proto-Germanic *graftuz. Cognate with the Old English græft.

Pronunciation

Noun

gröftur m (genitive singular graftar, nominative plural greftir)

  1. the act of digging
  2. the act of engraving
  3. pus
  4. burial, interment
  5. remains dug up from a grave

Declension

    Declension of gröftur
m-s3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gröftur gröfturinn greftir greftirnir
accusative gröft gröftinn grefti greftina
dative grefti greftinum gröftum gröftunum
genitive graftar graftarins grafta graftanna

Note: in the dative and genitive, the forms greftri and graftrar, respectively, are sometimes used.

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