grunr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gruniz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰren- (“soul, mind”).

Noun

grunr m

1. doubt, uncertainty
2. cause of suspicion
3. aspersion

Declension

Declension of grunr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	grunr	grunrinn	grunir	grunirnir
accusative	grun	gruninn	gruni	grunina
dative	grun	gruninum	grunum	grununum
genitive	grunar	grunarins	gruna	grunanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: grunur

Further reading

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