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Faroese
Proper noun
Gormur m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Gormur: Gormsson
- daughter of Gormur: Gormsdóttir
Declension
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Singular
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Indefinite
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| Nominative
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Gormur
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| Accusative
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Gorm
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| Dative
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Gormi
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| Genitive
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Gorms
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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Norse Gormr, a Danish (East Norse) name, perhaps a contracted form of *Goðormr, from goð (“god”) + ormr (“worm, dragon”). Compare also Guttormur.
Proper noun
Gormur m (proper noun, genitive singular Gorms)
- (historical) a male given name, the name of a king of Denmark, Gorm the Old
Declension
Declension of Gormur (sg-only masculine)
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Gormur
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| accusative
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Gorm
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| dative
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Gormi
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| genitive
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Gorms
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Etymology 2
From gormur (“mud, sludge; bottomless morass”).
Proper noun
Gormur m (proper noun, genitive singular Gorms)
- The name of some bogs in Iceland
- The name of a shallow muddy pond in Kollsvík in the Westfjords
Declension
Declension of Gormur (sg-only masculine)
| indefinite singular
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| nominative
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Gormur
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| accusative
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Gorm
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| dative
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Gormi
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| genitive
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Gorms
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