gnýr

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Related to gnýja (“to rage, to roar”).

Noun

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gnýr m (genitive singular gnýs, nominative plural gnýir)

  1. boom
    Synonyms: duna, druna, dynur, glymur
Declension
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    Declension of gnýr
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gnýr gnýrinn gnýir gnýirnir
accusative gný gnýinn gnýi gnýina
dative gný gnýnum gnýjum gnýjunum
genitive gnýs gnýsins gnýja gnýjanna

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Danish gnu, from German Gnu.

Noun

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gnýr m (genitive singular gnýs, nominative plural gnýir)

  1. gnu, wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
Declension
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    Declension of gnýr
m-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gnýr gnýrinn gnýir gnýirnir
accusative gný gnýinn gnýi gnýina
dative gný gnýnum gnýjum gnýjunum
genitive gnýs gnýsins gnýja gnýjanna

Old Norse

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Verb

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gnýr

  1. second/third-person singular present active indicative of gnýja
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