grátr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚷᚱᚨᛏᚨᛉ (grātaz), from Proto-Germanic *grētaz. Cognate with Gothic 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐍄𐍃 (grēts, “weeping, crying”).

Noun

grátr n (genitive gráts, plural grátar)

  1. weeping, crying
  2. lamentation

Declension

Declension of grátr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative grátr grátrinn grátar grátarnir
accusative grát grátinn gráta grátana
dative gráti grátinum grǫ́tum grǫ́tunum
genitive gráts grátsins gráta grátanna

Derived terms

  • bengrátr (“wound-weeping [BLOOD]”)
  • gráta (“to weep, cry, lament”)
  • grǿta (“to make weep, bring to tears”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: grátur
  • Faroese: grátur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gråt m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gråt m
  • Old Swedish: grāter
  • Danish: gråd
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