Gormur

See also: gormur

Faroese

Proper noun

Gormur m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Gormur: Gormsson
• daughter of Gormur: Gormsdóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Gormur
Accusative	Gorm
Dative	Gormi
Genitive	Gorms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔrmʏr/
• Rhymes: -ɔrmʏr
• Homophone: gormur

Etymology 1

From Old Norse Gormr, a Danish (East Norse) name, perhaps a contracted form of *Goðormr, from goð (“god”) + ormr (“worm, dragon”). Compare also Guttormur.

Proper noun

Gormur m

1. (historical) a male given name, the name of a king of Denmark, Gorm the Old

Declension

declension of Gormur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Gorm	Gorminn	Gormar	Gormarnir
accusative	Gorm	Gorminn	Gorma	Gormana
dative	Gormi	Gorminum	Gormum	Gormunum
genitive	Gorms	Gormsins	Gorma	Gormanna

Etymology 2

From gormur (“mud, sludge; bottomless morass”).

Proper noun

Gormur m

1. The name of some bogs in Iceland
2. The name of a shallow muddy pond in Kollsvík in the Westfjords

Declension

declension of Gormur

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Gorm	Gorminn	Gormar	Gormarnir
accusative	Gorm	Gorminn	Gorma	Gormana
dative	Gormi	Gorminum	Gormum	Gormunum
genitive	Gorms	Gormsins	Gorma	Gormanna