grjót

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse grjót, from Proto-Germanic *greutą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [krjouːt]
Rhymes: -ouːt

Noun

grjót n (genitive singular grjóts, no plural)

coarse stones, rubble

Declension

declension of grjót

	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular
nominative	grjót	grjótið
accusative	grjót	grjótið
dative	grjóti	grjótinu
genitive	grjóts	grjótsins

Related terms

grýta (“to stone, to throw stones; to fling, to hurl”)
grýttur (“stony”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *greutą, whence also Old English grēot, Old Saxon griot.

Noun

grjót n

coarse stones, rubble

Descendants

Faroese: grót n
Icelandic: grjót n
Norwegian (nynorsk): grjot n (archaic, poetic)

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