grimd

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse grimd, grimmd, from Proto-Germanic *gremmiþō, *gremmeþō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɪm̥t/

Noun

grimd f (genitive singular grimdar, uncountable)

1. cruelty, ferocity, violence
2. (poetic, archaic) anger, fury

Declension

f2s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	grimd	grimdin
accusative	grimd	grimdina
dative	grimd	grimdini
genitive	grimdar	grimdarinnar

Derived terms

• grimdarfok
• grimdarfrost
• grimdargangur
• grimdarhugur
• grimdarmikil
• grimdarregn
• grimdarskúrur
• grimdarstríð
• grimdarvørrur

References

• "grimd" at Sprotin.fo

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• grimmd

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grimmiþō, *gremmeþō.

Noun

grimd f

1. anger, rage, wrath
2. evil, wickedness, malice
3. a feeling of hostility, enmity

Declension

Declension of grimd (strong consonant stem, singular only)

feminine	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	grimd	grimdin
accusative	grimd	grimdina
dative	grimd	grimdinni
genitive	grimdar	grimdarinnar

Related terms

• gramr (“angry, wroth”)
• gremja (“to anger, enrage”)
• grimmr (“grim, fierce”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: grimmd
• Faroese: grimd

Further reading

• Marius Hægstad, Alf Torp (1909) “grimd”, in Gamalnorsk ordbok‎ (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Oslo: Samlaget, published 1909

• Gerhard Köbler (2014) “Altnordisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse dictionary]”, in https://koeblergerhard.de (in German), 4th edition