grunnr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grunduz, originally a u-stem, but reanalyzed as an a-stem.

Pronunciation

  • (12th Century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈɡrũn.nr/

Noun

grunnr m (genitive grunns)

  1. bottom

Declension

Declension of grunnr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grunnr grunnrinn grunnar grunnarnir
accusative grunn grunninn grunna grunnana
dative grunni grunninum grunnum grunnunum
genitive grunns grunnsins grunna grunnanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: grunnur
  • Faroese: grunnur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: grunn; (dialectal) grunn’e, grønn
  • → Scottish Gaelic: grunnd

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “grunnr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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