gymbr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • gimbr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gimrį̄ (“a yearling ewe-lamb”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem- (“winter”).

Noun

gymbr f (genitive gymbrar)

  1. ewe-lamb

Declension

Declension of gymbr (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gymbr gymbrin gymbrar gymbrarnar
accusative gymbr gymbrina gymbrar gymbrarnar
dative gymbr gymbrinni gymbrum gymbrunum
genitive gymbrar gymbrarinnar gymbra gymbranna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: gimbur
  • Faroese: gimbur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gimmer
  • Swedish: gimber, gimmer
  • Danish: gimmer, gimmerlam
  • → Middle English: gymbyre, gymbure

Further reading

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

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