*grīsaz¹
Runic: ᚷᚱᛁᛊᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɣriː.sɑz/noun · masculine · a-stem
Meanings
a male swine, boar
Etymology
Uncertain. Perhaps from Etymology 1 above, ultimately tied to *grīsaną (‘to be frightened, shudder, dread’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | grīsaz | grīsōz, grīsōs |
| Acc. | grīsą | grīsanz |
| Gen. | grīsas, grīsis | grīsǫ̂ |
| Dat. | grīsai | grīsamaz |
| Inst. | grīsō | grīsamiz |
| Voc. | grīs | grīsōz, grīsōs |
Descendants
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*grīs (Proto-West Germanic)
- gristo (Old Dutch)
- gristio (Old High German)
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gríss (Old Norse)
- grísur (Faroese)
- grís (Icelandic)
- gris, grís'e (Norwegian Nynorsk)
- gris (Swedish)
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gríss (Old Norse)
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gris (Danish)
- gris (Norwegian Bokmål)
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gris (Danish)
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gríss (Old Norse)
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grise (Middle English)
- grice (English)
- grise, grice (Scots)
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grise (Middle English)