Gormur
See also: gormur
Faroese
Proper noun
Gormur m
- 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
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
- (historical) a male given name, the name of a king of Denmark, Gorm the Old
Declension
declension of Gormur
Etymology 2
From gormur (“mud, sludge; bottomless morass”).
Proper noun
Gormur m
- The name of some bogs in Iceland
- The name of a shallow muddy pond in Kollsvík in the Westfjords
Declension
Categories:
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Faroese given names
- Faroese male given names
- Icelandic 2-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɔrmʏr
- Icelandic terms with homophones
- Icelandic terms inherited from Old Norse
- Icelandic terms derived from Old Norse
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic proper nouns
- Icelandic masculine nouns
- Icelandic terms with historical senses
- Icelandic given names
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