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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Related to gnýja (“to rage, to roar”).
Noun
gnýr m (genitive singular gnýs, nominative plural gnýir)
- boom
- Synonyms: duna, druna, dynur, glymur
Declension
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Danish gnu, from German Gnu.
Noun
gnýr m (genitive singular gnýs, nominative plural gnýir)
- gnu, wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus)
Declension
Old Norse
Verb
gnýr
- second/third-person singular present active indicative of gnýja