gramr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gramaz.

Adjective

gramr (comparative gramari, superlative gramastr)

  1. wroth, angry
    (with dative) angry with (someone)
    • 995-1000, Hallfreðr vandræðaskáld Óttarsson, loose verse 9
      Mér skyli Freyr ok Freyja,
      fjǫrð lætk ǫðul Njarðar,
      líknisk grǫm við Grímni,
      gramr, ok Þór enn ramma; […]
      Freyr and Freyja, and Thor the strong, must be angry with me; last year I forsook the inheritance of Njord; may the fiends ask Grimnir (= Odin) for mercy.

Declension
    Strong declension of gramr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gramr grǫm gramt
accusative graman grama gramt
dative grǫmum gramri grǫmu
genitive grams gramrar grams
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gramir gramar grǫm
accusative grama gramar grǫm
dative grǫmum grǫmum grǫmum
genitive gramra gramra gramra
    Weak declension of gramr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative grami grama grama
accusative grama grǫmu grama
dative grama grǫmu grama
genitive grama grǫmu grama
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative grǫmu grǫmu grǫmu
accusative grǫmu grǫmu grǫmu
dative grǫmum grǫmum grǫmum
genitive grǫmu grǫmu grǫmu
    Declension of comparative of gramr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gramari gramari gramara
accusative gramara gramari gramara
dative gramara gramari gramara
genitive gramara gramari gramara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gramari gramari gramari
accusative gramari gramari gramari
dative grǫmurum grǫmurum grǫmurum
genitive gramari gramari gramari
    Strong declension of superlative of gramr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gramastr grǫmust gramast
accusative gramastan gramasta gramast
dative grǫmustum gramastri grǫmustu
genitive gramasts gramastrar gramasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative gramastir gramastar grǫmust
accusative gramasta gramastar grǫmust
dative grǫmustum grǫmustum grǫmustum
genitive gramastra gramastra gramastra
    Weak declension of superlative of gramr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative gramasti gramasta gramasta
accusative gramasta grǫmustu gramasta
dative gramasta grǫmustu gramasta
genitive gramasta grǫmustu gramasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative grǫmustu grǫmustu grǫmustu
accusative grǫmustu grǫmustu grǫmustu
dative grǫmustum grǫmustum grǫmustum
genitive grǫmustu grǫmustu grǫmustu

Derived terms
  • gremi f (“wrath, anger”)
  • gremja (“to make angry”)

Descendants
  • Icelandic: gramur
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: gram
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: gram
  • Swedish: gramse
  • Danish: gram

References
  • “gramr1”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Noun

gramr m

  1. king, warrior

Declension
  Declension of gramr (strong i-stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gramr gramrinn gramir gramirnir
accusative gram graminn grami gramina
dative gram graminum grǫmum grǫmunum
genitive grams gramsins grama gramanna

Descendants

References
  • “gramr2”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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