grannr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grannaz (“sharp, thin”).

Adjective

grannr

  1. thin, slender, slim

Declension

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Descendants

  • Icelandic: grannur (“thin, slim; accurate”)
  • Faroese: grannur (“thin, fine”)
  • Old Swedish:
    • Swedish: grann (“pretty, fine”)
  • Elfdalian: grann (“thin, delicate, pretty”)

Further reading

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