grav

Swedish

adjective
Definitions
  • severe, as in a mistake or a congenital disorder
  • grave (accent)

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse grǫf (pothole, grave, pit) derived from Proto-Germanic *grabą (ditch, trench, grave) derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrābʰ- (scratch, scrape, dig).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gʰrābʰ-

Gloss

scratch, scrape, dig

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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