*grēduz

Runic: ᚷᚱᛖᛞᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɣrɛː.ðuz/

noun · masculine · u-stem

Meanings

desire, hunger

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *gʰreh₁tús, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-, *gʰer- (‘to desire, enjoy’). Related to Latin horior (‘to encourage’), Ancient Greek χαίρω (khaírō) (khaírō, ‘to rejoice’), Sanskrit हर्यति (háryati) (háryati, ‘to like, enjoy’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.grēduzgrēdiwiz
Acc.grēdųgrēdunz
Gen.grēdauzgrēdiwǫ̂
Dat.grēdiwigrēdumaz
Inst.grēdūgrēdumiz
Voc.grēdugrēdiwiz

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Descendants

  • *grādu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • grǣd (Old English)
  • gráðr (Old Norse)
    • gráður (Icelandic)
    • gråde (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    • grādh (Old Swedish)
  • gráði (Old Norse)
    • gráður (Icelandic)
    • gråde (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    • grādh (Old Swedish)
  • 𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌳𐌿𐍃 (grēdus) (Gothic)

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