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gramr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *gramaz.

Adjective

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gramr (comparative gramari, superlative gramastr)

  1. wroth, angry
    (with dative) angry with (someone)
    • 995-1000, Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld Óttarsson, loose verse 9
      Mér skyli Freyr ok Freyja,
      fjǫrð lætk ǫðul Njarðar,
      líknisk grǫm við Grímni,
      gramr, ok Þór enn ramma; []
      Freyr and Freyja, and Thor the strong, must be angry with me; last year I forsook the inheritance of Njord; may the fiends ask Grimnir (= Odin) for mercy.

Declension

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Derived terms

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  • gremi f (wrath, anger)
  • gremja (to make angry)

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: gramur
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: gram
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: gram
  • Swedish: gramse
  • Danish: gram

References

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  • gramr1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Noun

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gramr m

  1. king, warrior

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References

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  • gramr2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press