grátr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚷᚱᚨᛏᚨᛉ (grātaz), from Proto-Germanic *grētaz. Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐍃 (grēts, “weeping, crying”).

Noun

grátr n (genitive gráts, plural grátar)

1. weeping, crying
2. lamentation

Declension

Declension of grátr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	grátr	grátrinn	grátar	grátarnir
accusative	grát	grátinn	gráta	grátana
dative	gráti	grátinum	grǫ́tum	grǫ́tunum
genitive	gráts	grátsins	gráta	grátanna

Derived terms

• bengrátr (“wound-weeping [BLOOD]”)

Related terms

• gráta (“to weep, cry, lament”)
• grǿta (“to make weep, bring to tears”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: grátur
• Faroese: grátur
• Norwegian Bokmål: gråt m
• Norwegian Nynorsk: gråt m
• Old Swedish: grāter
  • Swedish: gråt
• Danish: gråd