grunnr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grunduz, originally a u-stem, but reanalyzed as an a-stem.

Pronunciation

• (12th Century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈɡrũn.nr/

Noun

grunnr m (genitive grunns)

1. bottom

Declension

Declension of grunnr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	grunnr	grunnrinn	grunnar	grunnarnir
accusative	grunn	grunninn	grunna	grunnana
dative	grunni	grunninum	grunnum	grunnunum
genitive	grunns	grunnsins	grunna	grunnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: grunnur
• Faroese: grunnur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: grunn
• → Scottish Gaelic: grunnd

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “grunnr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive