grjón

See also: grjon

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse grjón (“groats”), from Proto-Germanic *greuna, a variant of *greutą. See also Danish gryn (“grain”) and the Swedish gryn, cognate with Middle High German grien (“gravelly sand”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /krjouːn/
    Rhymes: -ouːn

Noun

grjón n (genitive singular grjóns, nominative plural grjón)

  1. grain (usually of rice)
  2. (offensive, derogatory, slang, ethnic slur) an East Asian person
    Synonym: hrísgrjón

Declension

Declension of grjón (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grjón grjónið grjón grjónin
accusative grjón grjónið grjón grjónin
dative grjóni grjóninu grjónum grjónunum
genitive grjóns grjónsins grjóna grjónanna

Derived terms

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