gráðr

See also: graðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

gráði

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grēduz (“desire, hunger”), whence also English greed.

Noun

gráðr m

greed, hunger

Declension

Declension of gráðr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	gráðr	gráðrinn	gráðar	gráðarnir
accusative	gráð	gráðinn	gráða	gráðana
dative	gráði	gráðinum	gráðum	gráðunum
genitive	gráðs	gráðsins	gráða	gráðanna

Descendants

Icelandic: gráður
Norwegian Nynorsk: gråde
Old Swedish: grādh f

References

gráðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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