gríður

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse gríðr.

Pronunciation

Noun

gríður f (genitive singular gríðar, nominative plural gríðir)

  1. (archaic or poetic) a troll woman

Declension

    Declension of gríður
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gríður gríðurin gríðir gríðirnar
accusative gríði gríðina gríðir gríðirnar
dative gríði gríðinni gríðum gríðunum
genitive gríðar gríðarinnar gríða gríðanna

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