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
  • Norwegian: ( falls together with Old Norse grund f )
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: grunn m
    • Norwegian Bokmål: grunn m
  • Old Swedish: grunder

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