grjón

See also: grjon

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse grjón (“groats”), from Proto-Germanic *greuna, a variant of *greutą. See also Danish gryn (“grain”) and the Swedish gryn, cognate with Middle High German grien (“gravelly sand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krjouːn/

  Rhymes: -ouːn

Noun

grjón n (genitive singular grjóns, nominative plural grjón)

1. grain (usually of rice)
2. (offensive, derogatory, slang, ethnic slur) an East Asian person

   Synonym: hrísgrjón

Declension

Declension of grjón (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	grjón	grjónið	grjón	grjónin
accusative	grjón	grjónið	grjón	grjónin
dative	grjóni	grjóninu	grjónum	grjónunum
genitive	grjóns	grjónsins	grjóna	grjónanna

Derived terms

• grjónagrautur
• hrísgrjón
• sagógrjón