grǿnn

See also: grønn

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• grœnn

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grōniz (“green”). Cognate with Old English grēne, Old Frisian grēne, Old Saxon grōni, Old Dutch gruoni, Old High German gruoni.

Adjective

grǿnn (comparative grǿnni, superlative grǿnstr)

1. green, fresh
2. good, fit

Declension

    Strong declension of grǿnn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grǿnn	grǿn	grǿnt
accusative	grǿnan	grǿna	grǿnt
dative	grǿnum	grǿnni	grǿnu
genitive	grǿns	grǿnnar	grǿns
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grǿnir	grǿnar	grǿn
accusative	grǿna	grǿnar	grǿn
dative	grǿnum	grǿnum	grǿnum
genitive	grǿnna	grǿnna	grǿnna

    Weak declension of grǿnn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grǿni	grǿna	grǿna
accusative	grǿna	grǿnu	grǿna
dative	grǿna	grǿnu	grǿna
genitive	grǿna	grǿnu	grǿna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grǿnu	grǿnu	grǿnu
accusative	grǿnu	grǿnu	grǿnu
dative	grǿnum	grǿnum	grǿnum
genitive	grǿnu	grǿnu	grǿnu

    Declension of comparative of grǿnn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grǿnni	grǿnni	grǿnna
accusative	grǿnna	grǿnni	grǿnna
dative	grǿnna	grǿnni	grǿnna
genitive	grǿnna	grǿnni	grǿnna
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grǿnni	grǿnni	grǿnni
accusative	grǿnni	grǿnni	grǿnni
dative	grǿnnum	grǿnnum	grǿnnum
genitive	grǿnni	grǿnni	grǿnni

    Strong declension of superlative of grǿnn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grǿnstr	grǿnst	grǿnst
accusative	grǿnstan	grǿnsta	grǿnst
dative	grǿnstum	grǿnstri	grǿnstu
genitive	grǿnsts	grǿnstrar	grǿnsts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grǿnstir	grǿnstar	grǿnst
accusative	grǿnsta	grǿnstar	grǿnst
dative	grǿnstum	grǿnstum	grǿnstum
genitive	grǿnstra	grǿnstra	grǿnstra

    Weak declension of superlative of grǿnn

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grǿnsti	grǿnsta	grǿnsta
accusative	grǿnsta	grǿnstu	grǿnsta
dative	grǿnsta	grǿnstu	grǿnsta
genitive	grǿnsta	grǿnstu	grǿnsta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	grǿnstu	grǿnstu	grǿnstu
accusative	grǿnstu	grǿnstu	grǿnstu
dative	grǿnstum	grǿnstum	grǿnstum
genitive	grǿnstu	grǿnstu	grǿnstu

Descendants

• Icelandic: grænn
• Faroese: grønur
• Norn: grøn
• Norwegian Nynorsk: grøn; (dialectal) grøn’u, grøn’e
• Norwegian Bokmål: grønn
• Elfdalian: gryön
• Old Swedish: grø̄n
  • Swedish: grön
• Danish: grøn
• Gutnish: gröinar

See also

Colors in Old Norse · litir (layout · text)

hvítr	grár, hǫss	svartr
rauðr; rauðgulr	brúnn, jarpr	gulr
	grœnn
		blár
víolat

References

• grœnn in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.