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Gormur
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gormur
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Gormsson Gormsdóttir
Declension
Gormur Gorm Gormi Gorms
Icelandic
Pronunciation
is ɔrmʏr 2
is gormur
Etymology 1
From is non Gormr, a Danish (East Norse) name, perhaps a contracted form of non *Goðormr, from non goð god + non ormr worm, dragon. Compare also is Guttormur.
Proper noun
@@:given
is historical is male, the name of a king of Denmark, Gorm the Old
Declension
m given
Etymology 2
From is gormur mud, sludge; bottomless morass.
Proper noun
@@:place
The name of some bogs in Iceland
The name of a shallow muddy pond in Kollsvík in the Westfjords
Declension
m place