grǿnn

See also: grønn

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grōniz (“green”). Cognate with Old English grēne, Old Frisian grēne, Old Saxon grōni, Old Dutch gruoni, Old High German gruoni.

Adjective

grǿnn (comparative grǿnni, superlative grǿnstr)

  1. green, fresh
  2. good, fit

Declension

Strong declension of grǿnn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative grǿnn grǿn grǿnt
accusative grǿnan grǿna grǿnt
dative grǿnum grǿnni grǿnu
genitive grǿns grǿnnar grǿns
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative grǿnir grǿnar grǿn
accusative grǿna grǿnar grǿn
dative grǿnum grǿnum grǿnum
genitive grǿnna grǿnna grǿnna
Weak declension of grǿnn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative grǿni grǿna grǿna
accusative grǿna grǿnu grǿna
dative grǿna grǿnu grǿna
genitive grǿna grǿnu grǿna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative grǿnu grǿnu grǿnu
accusative grǿnu grǿnu grǿnu
dative grǿnum grǿnum grǿnum
genitive grǿnu grǿnu grǿnu
Declension of comparative of grǿnn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative grǿnni grǿnni grǿnna
accusative grǿnna grǿnni grǿnna
dative grǿnna grǿnni grǿnna
genitive grǿnna grǿnni grǿnna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative grǿnni grǿnni grǿnni
accusative grǿnni grǿnni grǿnni
dative grǿnnum grǿnnum grǿnnum
genitive grǿnni grǿnni grǿnni
Strong declension of superlative of grǿnn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative grǿnstr grǿnst grǿnst
accusative grǿnstan grǿnsta grǿnst
dative grǿnstum grǿnstri grǿnstu
genitive grǿnsts grǿnstrar grǿnsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative grǿnstir grǿnstar grǿnst
accusative grǿnsta grǿnstar grǿnst
dative grǿnstum grǿnstum grǿnstum
genitive grǿnstra grǿnstra grǿnstra
Weak declension of superlative of grǿnn
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative grǿnsti grǿnsta grǿnsta
accusative grǿnsta grǿnstu grǿnsta
dative grǿnsta grǿnstu grǿnsta
genitive grǿnsta grǿnstu grǿnsta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative grǿnstu grǿnstu grǿnstu
accusative grǿnstu grǿnstu grǿnstu
dative grǿnstum grǿnstum grǿnstum
genitive grǿnstu grǿnstu grǿnstu

Descendants

  • Icelandic: grænn
  • Faroese: grønur
  • Norn: grøn
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: grøn; (dialectal) grøn’u, grøn’e
  • Norwegian Bokmål: grønn
  • Elfdalian: gryön
  • Old Swedish: grø̄n
  • Danish: grøn
  • Gutnish: gröinar

See also

Colors in Old Norse · litir (layout · text)
     hvítr      grár, hǫss      svartr
             rauðr; rauðgulr              brúnn, jarpr              gulr
                          grœnn             
                                       blár
             víolat                          

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “grœnn”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 174; also available at the Internet Archive
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