grafa

See also grāfa, and grāfā

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkraːva/

  Rhymes: -aːva

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grafa (“to dig”), from Proto-Germanic *grabaną.

Verb

grafa strong verb (third person singular past indicative gróf, third person plural past indicative grófu, supine grafið)

1. to dig
2. to bury
3. to engrave
4. to enquire (also in middle voice: grafast)
5. (impersonal) to cause the formation of pus (in sth); suppurate

Derived terms

• grafa skurði (to trench)
• grafa undan (to undermine)

Related terms

• gröf

Etymology 2

From the verb grafa (“to dig”).

A modern excavator.

Noun

grafa f (genitive singular gröfu, plural gröfur)

1. an excavator, a digger; (large machine used to dig holes and trenches)

Declension

declension of grafa

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	grafa	grafan	gröfur	gröfurnar
accusative	gröfu	gröfuna	gröfur	gröfurnar
dative	gröfu	gröfunni	gröfum	gröfunum
genitive	gröfu	gröfunnar	grafa	grafanna

Derived terms

• keðjugrafa (trencher)
• traktorsgrafa (excavator loader)
• vökvagrafa (hydraulic excavator)
• vélgrafa (mechanical excavator)
• víragrafa (rope-operated excavator)

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grabaną, whence also Old English grafan (English grave), Old Saxon bigraƀan, Dutch graven, Old High German graban (German graben), Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (graban).

Verb

grafa

1. to dig
2. to bury
3. to engrave
4. to enquire (also in middle voice: grafask)
5. (impersonal) to cause the formation of pus (in sth); suppurate

Descendants

Danish: grave Faroese: grava Icelandic: grafa

Norwegian: grave Swedish: grava, gräva

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Scottish Gaelic

Noun

grafa

1. genitive singular form of graf