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Gormur

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See also: gormur

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Gormur m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

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Patronymics

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

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Gormur
Accusative Gorm
Dative Gormi
Genitive Gorms

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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

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Gormur m (proper noun, genitive singular Gorms)

  1. (historical) a male given name, the name of a king of Denmark, Gorm the Old
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Etymology 2

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From gormur (mud, sludge; bottomless morass).

Proper noun

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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
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