"grúfa" meaning in Old Norse

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Noun

Etymology: Possibly from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną (“to twist, creep”). Etymology templates: {{cog|gem-pro|*kreupaną||to twist, creep}} Proto-Germanic *kreupaną (“to twist, creep”) Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} grúfa f, {{non-noun|f}} grúfa f
  1. used in set phrases Tags: feminine Derived forms: liggja á grúfu (english: to lie face down, on one's belly)
    Sense id: en-grúfa-non-noun-5Ld2Hu2d Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 48 1 48 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 47 3 47 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 1 48 2

Verb

Etymology: Possibly from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną (“to twist, creep”). Etymology templates: {{cog|gem-pro|*kreupaną||to twist, creep}} Proto-Germanic *kreupaną (“to twist, creep”) Head templates: {{head|non|verb||{{{1}}}||{{{spast2}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{ppast2}}}||{{{ppast3}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{pp2}}}|head=|tr=}} grúfa, {{non-verb}} grúfa
  1. to grovel, to cower or crouch down
    Sense id: en-grúfa-non-verb-HCSuNcfj
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