grima

See also gríma, and Gríma

French

Pronunciation

• Homophones: grimas, grimât

Verb

grima

1. third-person singular past historic of grimer

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask”), from Proto-Indo-European *ghrey- (“to oil, colour, dye”). Cognate with Old Saxon grīma (“mask”), Old High German grīmo (“mask”), Old Norse gríma (“mask, hood”) (Icelandic gríma). More at grime.

Noun

grīma m

1. mask
2. helmet; visor
3. specter, ghost; apparition

Declension

    Declension of grima (weak)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	grīma	grīman
accusative	grīman	grīman
genitive	grīman	grīmena
dative	grīman	grīmum

Descendants

• English grime