gramúlfur

Icelandic

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Etymology

From gramur (“fearsome beast, king, dog”) +‎ úlfur (“wolf”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkraːmˌulvʏr/
• Rhymes: -ulvʏr

Noun

gramúlfur m (genitive singular gramúlfs, nominative plural gramúlfar)

1. dire wolf, Canis dirus; (an extinct carnivorous mammal, most common in North America and South America from the Irvingtonian stage to the Rancholabrean stage of the Pleistocene epoch)