grýla

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse grýla. Compare German Gräuel (horror, atrocity), Dutch gruwel (abomination).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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grýla f (genitive singular grýlu, nominative plural grýlur)

  1. (folklore) ogress, scary woman
  2. bugbear, peeve

Declension

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    Declension of grýla
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grýla grýlan grýlur grýlurnar
accusative grýlu grýluna grýlur grýlurnar
dative grýlu grýlunni grýlum grýlunum
genitive grýlu grýlunnar grýla/grýlna grýlanna/grýlnanna