*gimrį̄

Runic: ᚷᛁᛗᚱᛁ Pronunciation: /ˈɣim.rĩː/

noun · feminine · īn-stem

Meanings

a yearling lamb

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰyem- (‘winter’) (in o-grade *ǵʰyom- with loss of *-y-). Cognate with Latin hiems (‘winter’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.gimrį̄gimrīniz
Acc.gimrīnųgimrīnunz
Gen.gimrīnizgimrīnǫ̂
Dat.gimrīnigimrīmaz
Inst.gimrīnēgimrīmiz
Voc.gimrį̄gimrīniz

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Descendants

  • *ingimus (Frankish)
  • *inzimus (Frankish)
  • *inzismus (Frankish)
  • gimbr (Old Norse)
    • gimbur (Faroese)
    • gimbur (Icelandic)
    • gimbur (Norwegian)
    • gimber, gimmer (Swedish)
  • gimbr (Old Norse)
    • gymbyre, gymbure (Middle English)
      • gimmer (English)
      • gimmer (Scots)
  • gymbr (Old Norse)
    • gimbur (Faroese)
    • gimbur (Icelandic)
    • gimbur (Norwegian)
    • gimber, gimmer (Swedish)
  • gymbr (Old Norse)
    • gymbyre, gymbure (Middle English)
      • gimmer (English)
      • gimmer (Scots)

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