grunr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *gruniz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰren- (“soul, mind”).

Noun[edit]

grunr m

  1. doubt, uncertainty
  2. cause of suspicion
  3. aspersion

Declension[edit]

  Declension of grunr (strong i-stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grunr grunrinn grunir grunirnir
accusative grun gruninn gruni grunina
dative grun gruninum grunum grununum
genitive grunar grunarins gruna grunanna

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: grunur

References[edit]

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