gymbr

Old Norse

Alternative forms
  • gimbr

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *gimrį̄ (“a yearling ewe-lamb”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem- (“winter”).

Noun

gymbr f (genitive gymbrar)

  1. ewe-lamb

Declension
  Declension of gymbr (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative gymbr gymbrin gymbrar gymbrarnar
accusative gymbr gymbrina gymbrar gymbrarnar
dative gymbr gymbrinni gymbrum gymbrunum
genitive gymbrar gymbrarinnar gymbra gymbranna

Descendants
  • Middle English: gymbyre, gymbure

References

gymbr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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