Icelandic

Noun

grúfa f ‎(genitive singular grúfu, no plural)

1. used in set phrases

Derived terms

• liggja á grúfu ‎(“to lie face-down”)

Verb

grúfa ‎(weak verb, third-person singular past indicative grúfði, supine grúft or grúfað)

1. to grovel

Derived terms

• grúfa sig niður ‎(“to crouch down”)

Old Norse

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Germanic *kreupaną ‎(“to twist, creep”).

Noun

grúfa f

1. used in set phrases

Derived terms

• liggja á grúfu ‎(“to lie face down, on one's belly”)

Verb

grúfa

1. to grovel, to cower or crouch down

Descendants

• Icelandic: grúfa