Noun: gripr
Gender:
Nominative
| Sg. Indef. | gripr |
| Sg. Def. | griprinn |
| Pl. Indef. | gripar |
| Pl. Def. | griparnir |
Genitive
| Sg. Indef. | grips |
| Sg. Def. | gripsins |
| Pl. Indef. | gripa |
| Pl. Def. | gripanna |
Dative
| Sg. Indef. | gripi |
| Sg. Def. | gripinum |
| Pl. Indef. | gripum |
| Pl. Def. | gripunum |
Accusative
| Sg. Indef. | grip |
| Sg. Def. | gripinn |
| Pl. Indef. | gripa |
| Pl. Def. | gripana |
Sample Sentences
Nouns inflected like gripr
skarfr,
øruggleikr,
stríðleikr,
greypleikr,
mildleikr,
hildileikr,
þykkleikr,
úfríðleikr,
vitrleikr,
jarldómr,
kunnleikr,
slœgleikr,
auraskortr,
tíðleikr,
roskinleikr,
horskleikr,
sandmelr,
døkkleikr,
skærleikr,
værleikr, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
1. Likely via Low German, from Latin gryphus, ultimately from Ancient Greek γρύψ (grúps, “griffin”). It's unclear when it enters the Norse language; appearing as gripr in Þiðreks saga (circa 1250, Norway), later as Old Swedish griper (1346) and Old Danish gryp. Danish-Norwegian descendants carries the sense of “vulture” (Danish grib, gribb; Norwegian gribb), while the Swedish descendant carries the sense of “griffin” (Swedish grip).
2. This spelling coinsides with Middle Low German grīp (Low German Grip; also Breton gripi); via the fairy tale The Griffin, also found in Dutch grijp, grijpvogel, Norwegian fugl grip, and Icelandic gripfugl. Compare with the High German spelling: Old High German grif, German Greif (“griffin”); and Latin spelling: Medieval Latin grȳphō; Old Danish gryph, Danish grif; Norwegian griff (“griffin”). See: Latin Nouns '
gryphus', Ancient Greek Nouns '
γρύψ', Danish Nouns '
grib', Swedish Nouns '
grip', German Nouns '
Greif', Danish Nouns '
grif'.
Verbs referencing "gripr"
Old English Nouns
gripe, Swedish Nouns
grip, Icelandic Nouns
gripur, Danish Nouns
grif, Danish Nouns
grib, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns
gribb, Icelandic Nouns
grípur.
Translations