grafa gref, gróf, grófum., grafinn v
1.
to dig (g gröf) ; g torf, to dig peat; fig to seek out the sense of (g vísu) ;
2.
to earth, bury (g lík) ;
3.
to carve, engrave (døkkr steinn í ok grafit á innsigli) ;
4.
to inlay; fagr á liti, sem þá er fílsbein er grafit í eik, as when ivory is set in oak;
5.
impers to suppurate (lærit tók at g bæði uppi ok niðri);
6.
with preps, g at eu, eptir eu, to inquire into, try to flnd out; also refl, grafast eptir eu; g niðr, to dig down; svá kyrr sem hann væri grafinn niðr, as if he had been rooted in the ground; g til es, to dig for (g til vatns) ; g um et = g eptir eu; gróf hann svá undir þeim, at, he sounded them so that; g et upp, to find out
