gráðr

See also: graðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• gráði

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grēduz (“desire, hunger”), whence also English greed.

Noun

gráðr m

1. greed, hunger

Declension

Declension of gráðr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gráðr	gráðrinn	gráðar	gráðarnir
accusative	gráð	gráðinn	gráða	gráðana
dative	gráði	gráðinum	gráðum	gráðunum
genitive	gráðs	gráðsins	gráða	gráðanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: gráður
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gråde
• Old Swedish: grādh f

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “gráðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 170; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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