grjón
See also: grjon
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse grjón (“groats”), from Proto-Germanic *greuna, a variant of *greutą. See also Danish gryn (“grain”) and the Swedish gryn, cognate with Middle High German grien (“gravelly sand”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
grjón n (genitive singular grjóns, nominative plural grjón)
- grain (usually of rice)
- (offensive, derogatory, slang, ethnic slur) an East Asian person
Declension edit
declension of grjón
Synonyms edit
- (Asian person): hrísgrjón