gríður

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse gríðr.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈkriːðʏr/
Rhymes: -iːðʏr

Noun[edit]

gríður f (genitive singular gríðar, nominative plural gríðir)

(archaic or poetic) a troll woman

Declension[edit]

declension of gríður

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-s2	singular		plural
nominative	gríður	gríðurin	gríðir	gríðirnar
accusative	gríði	gríðina	gríðir	gríðirnar
dative	gríði	gríðinni	gríðum	gríðunum
genitive	gríðar	gríðarinnar	gríða	gríðanna

Synonyms[edit]

(troll woman): skessa, tröllkona, tröllskessa

Derived terms[edit]

gríðarlegur

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