Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish gryft, from Old Norse grǫptr.

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Noun

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grøft c (singular definite grøften, plural indefinite grøfter)

  1. ditch, trench

Inflection

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Declension of grøft
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grøft grøften grøfter grøfterne
genitive grøfts grøftens grøfters grøfternes

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse grǫptr, grǫftr (digging, burial), from Proto-Germanic *graftuz (digging, carving), from *grabaną (to dig) +‎ *-þuz, first part from Proto-Indo-European *gʰróbʰ-, o-grade form of Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ- (to dig, scratch, bury).

Noun

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grøft f or m (definite singular grøfta or grøften, indefinite plural grøfter, definite plural grøftene)

  1. a ditch (for water)
  2. a trench (for pipes and cables)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse grǫptr, from Proto-Germanic *graftuz. Related to grava (to dig).

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Noun

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grøft f (definite singular grøfta, indefinite plural grøfter, definite plural grøftene)

  1. a ditch (for water)
  2. a trench (for pipes and cables)

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