hrammr

Old Norse

Etymology

Uncertain. Likely from Proto-Germanic *hrammaz (“bent, curved”), related to Old English hramma (“cramp, spasm”).

Noun

hrammr m (genitive hramms, plural hrammar)

  1. a bear's paw
  2. a claw

Declension

Declension of hrammr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hrammr hrammrinn hrammar hrammarnir
accusative hramm hramminn hramma hrammana
dative hrammi hramminum hrǫmmum hrǫmmunum
genitive hramms hrammsins hramma hrammanna

Descendants

  • Old Swedish: ramber

Further reading

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

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