gormur
See also: Gormur
Icelandic
FWOTD – 21 January 2017
Etymology
Attested since the 17th century. From an unattested Old Norse *gormr, whence also Norwegian Nynorsk gorm, gurm (“mud, sludge”) and dialectal or obsolete Swedish gorm (“filth; fish guts; fruit solids left over after pressing the juice out”), from a Proto-Germanic *gurmaz. Related to ger and gor. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“hot”). The meaning “coil, spring” developed from the resemblance of metal coils to fish or animal intestines.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔrmʏr/
- Rhymes: -ɔrmʏr
- Homophone: Gormur
Noun
gormur m (genitive singular gorms, nominative plural gormar)
Declension
Synonyms
References
- “gormur” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.
- gorm in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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