grym

Swedish
FWOTD – 3 January 2016

Etymology

From Old Norse grimmr, from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡrʏmː/
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Adjective

grym (comparative grymmare, superlative grymmast)

  1. cruel (not nice), mean, heartless, sinister, grim
  2. (colloquial) cool, nice; awesome, amazing, fantastic
    • 2004, Magnus Uggla, song lyrics
      Hon är grejen, värsta grymma tjejen
      She's the thing, the best awesome gal

Declension
Inflection of grym
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular grym grymmare grymmast
Neuter singular grymt grymmare grymmast
Plural grymma grymmare grymmast
Masculine plural3 grymme grymmare grymmast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 grymme grymmare grymmaste
All grymma grymmare grymmaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Further reading

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *grendsmu, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-.[1] Cognate with Latin gradus (“step”).

Pronunciation

Noun

grym m (plural grymoedd)

  1. power, might, force
    Synonyms: nerth, gallu, cryfder, cadernid

Derived terms
  • grymedd (“stress”)
  • grymus (“mighty, powerful”)
  • mewn grym (“in power, in force, operative”)

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
grym rym ngrym unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References
  1. R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “grym”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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