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Old English · noun

grima

Normalised grīma

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈɡriː.mɑ/
Syllables
ˈɡriː · mɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
maskgrimespectervisorapparitionhelmet

Meaning

  1. mask

  2. helmet, visor

  3. specter, ghost; apparition

Declension

Declension of grima
SingularPlural
Nominative grīmagrīman
Accusative grīmangrīman
Genitive grīmangrīmena
Dative grīmangrīmum

All forms (4)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grīmō, from Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask”). Cognate with Old Frisian grīma, Old Saxon grīmo, Old High German grīmo, Old Norse gríma, Gothic * (*greima).

Descendants

grime

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