gymbr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• gimbr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gimrį̄ (“a yearling ewe-lamb”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem- (“winter”).

Noun

gymbr f (genitive gymbrar)

1. ewe-lamb

Declension

  Declension of gymbr (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gymbr	gymbrin	gymbrar	gymbrarnar
accusative	gymbr	gymbrina	gymbrar	gymbrarnar
dative	gymbr	gymbrinni	gymbrum	gymbrunum
genitive	gymbrar	gymbrarinnar	gymbra	gymbranna

Descendants

• Icelandic: gimbur
• Faroese: gimbur
• Norwegian Bokmål: gimmer
• Swedish: gimber, gimmer
• Danish: gimmer, gimmerlam
• → Middle English: gymbyre, gymbure
  • English: gimmer
  • Scots: gimmer

Further reading

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