Gormur

See also: gormur

Faroese

Proper noun

Gormur m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Gormur: Gormsson
• daughter of Gormur: Gormsdóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Gormur
accusative	Gorm
dative	Gormi
genitive	Gorms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔrmʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɔrmʏr
• Homophone: gormur

Etymology 1

From Old Norse Gormr, a Danish (East Norse) name, perhaps a contracted form of *Goðormr, from goð (“god”) + ormr (“worm, dragon”). Compare also Guttormur.

Proper noun

Gormur m (proper noun, genitive singular Gorms)

1. (historical) a male given name, the name of a king of Denmark, Gorm the Old

Declension

Declension of Gormur (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Gormur
accusative	Gorm
dative	Gormi
genitive	Gorms

Etymology 2

From gormur (“mud, sludge; bottomless morass”).

Proper noun

Gormur m (proper noun, genitive singular Gorms)

1. The name of some bogs in Iceland
2. The name of a shallow muddy pond in Kollsvík in the Westfjords

Declension

Declension of Gormur (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Gormur
accusative	Gorm
dative	Gormi
genitive	Gorms