grunn

grunn n (genitive singular grunns, nominative plural grunn)

1. shallows, shoal
2. bank (landform)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

grunn

1. indefinite accusative singular of grunnur

• “grunn” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

From Old Norse grunnr (“bottom”), from Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground, foundation”), from Pre-Germanic *gʰrm̥tús, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-.

grunn (neuter singular grunt, definite singular and plural grunne, comparative grunnere, indefinite superlative grunnest, definite superlative grunneste)

1. shallow (not deep: water, river etc.)

From Old Norse grund and grunnr, from Old Norse grunnr (“bottom”), from Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground, foundation”), from Pre-Germanic *gʰrm̥tús, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem-.

grunn m (definite singular grunnen, indefinite plural grunner, definite plural grunnene)

1. ground
2. reason
3. (relating to shallow water and the seabed) på grunn - aground

• “grunn” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

The noun must be considered to be from Old Norse grunnr m (“bottom”), grunn n (“shallows”), and grund f (“land, ground, field”). Some of these, if not all, are derived from Proto-Germanic *grunduz (“ground, foundation”), whence also English ground. The adjective is also found in Old Norse as grunnr.

• IPA^(key): /ɡrʉnː/

grunn m (definite singular grunnen, indefinite plural grunnar, definite plural grunnane)

1. ground, foundation
   1. bottom
   2. background
   3. land property
2. reason

grunn (neuter singular grunt, definite singular and plural grunne, comparative grunnare, indefinite superlative grunnast, definite superlative grunnaste)

1. shallow (not deep: water, river etc.)

• “grunn” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• (Lewis) IPA^(key): /ɡ̊ɾɔ̃ũn̪ˠ/^[1]

From Old Irish grinde (“bundle”)

grunn m (genitive singular gruinn, no plural)

1. several
2. crowd, group

grunn m (genitive singular gruinn or grunna, plural grunnan)

1. alternative form of grunnd (“bottom”)

• MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “grunn”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language‎^[1], Stirling, →ISBN