grøft

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡ̊ʁœfd̥]

grøft c (singular definite grøften, plural indefinite grøfter)

1. ditch, trench

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”).

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)

• “grøft” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

• greft

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡrœft/

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

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

• “grøft” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.