gráðr

See also: graðr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

gráðr m

  1. greed, hunger

Declension

Declension of gráðr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
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

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “gráðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 170; also available at the Internet Archive
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