garmr

Old Norse

Etymology

Uncertain, but possibly from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to growl”).

Proper noun

garmr m

1. dog, hound
2. the wolf that guards the gates of Hel

Declension

  Declension of garmr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	garmr	garmrinn	garmar	garmarnir
accusative	garm	garminn	garma	garmana
dative	garmi	garminum	gǫrmum	gǫrmunum
genitive	garms	garmsins	garma	garmanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: garmur