garpr
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to make a noise, rattle, gurgle, grumble”). Compare the Norwegian and Swedish dialect words garpa 'to brag, to make a noise, gossip, scold', Danish garpe 'to scream' (like a raven). Compare Old English gyrran 'crack, creak, chatter'. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Missing Proto-Germanic link
Noun edit
garpr m (genitive garps, plural garpar)
Declension edit
Declension of garpr (strong a-stem)
Descendants edit
References edit
- “garpr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press