grimoar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French grimoire.

Noun

grimoar n (plural grimoare)

1. (occult) grimoire

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	grimoar	grimoarul		grimoare	grimoarele
genitive-dative	grimoar	grimoarului		grimoare	grimoarelor
vocative	grimoarule			grimoarelor

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English grimoire, derived from French grimoire.

Noun

grimoar c

1. (occult, rare) grimoire

   Synonyms: svartkonstbok, trolldomsbok, trollbok

   • 2007 July 6, Flashback (forum), Vad är Svarta Bibeln?:

     Svarta bibeln är en helt vanlig grimoar i stil med salomos nycklar, grimoare verum och grimoare of armadel..

     The Black Bible is a completely normal grimoire in the style of Solomon's keys, grimoire verum and grimoire of armadel..

   • 2008 January 13, Flashback (forum), Varför är jag så fascinerad av magi?:

     De flesta magiska system bygger på någon form av tradition, som använder sig för någon form av manualer (på medeltiden kallade "grimoar").

     Most magical systems are based on some form of tradition, which makes use of some form of manuals (called "grimoirs" in medieval times).

   • 2022, 06:18 from the start, in Ulrika Lindfors-Davis, transl., The Sandman, season 1, episode 1 (TV series), spoken by Sir Roderick Burgess (Charles Dance):

     Nå, har ni med er den, Magdalena-grimoaren?

     So, have you brought it, the Magdalene grimoire?

Usage notes

• Rarely ever used in the Swedish language. When it is used; it might be as an impromptu loanword, from an English or other foreign source, when the use of a more common term, such as trolldomsbok (“spellbook”), for some reason is seen as unfit.