gremja

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gremja (fretting, annoyance), compare Old Norse gramr whence the Icelandic gramur.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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gremja f (genitive singular gremju, no plural)

  1. annoyance, resentment, indignation, chagrin

Declension

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    Declension of gremja
f-w1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative gremja gremjan
accusative gremju gremjuna
dative gremju gremjunni
genitive gremju gremjunnar

See also

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Norse gremja, from Proto-Germanic *gramjaną.

Verb

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gremja (present tense grem, past tense gramde, past participle gramt, passive infinitive gremjast, present participle gremjande, imperative grem)

  1. (transitive) to sadden, to make unhappy or bitter
  2. (reflexive) to lament

References

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *gramjaną.

Verb

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gremja (singular past indicative gramdi, plural past indicative grǫmdu, past participle gramiðr)

  1. (transitive) to anger, provoke, exasperate
    gremja at sér
    to make someone angry with oneself
  2. (reflexive, with dative) to be angry with

Conjugation

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  • gramr (wroth, angry)
  • gremi f (wrath, anger)

Descendants

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References

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  • gremja”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press