grym

Swedish

FWOTD – 3 January 2016

Etymology

From Old Swedish grymber, from Old Norse grimmr, from Proto-Germanic *grimmaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡrʏmː/

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Adjective

grym (comparative grymmare, superlative grymmast)

1. cruel

   en grym diktator

   a cruel dictator

   grym behandling

   cruel treatment

   Vad säger grisen om djurplågeri? Grymt!

   What does the pig say about animal cruelty? Cruel! / Grunt! (pun – "Grymt" can be thought of as short for "Det är grymt" (It is cruel), hence the neuter)

2. (colloquial) great, awesome

   en grym film

   a great movie (or a cruel movie)

   Han är grym på bordtennis

   He's great at table tennis

   – Jag lyckades fixa datorn. – Grymt!

   – I managed to fix the computer. – Awesome!

   • 2004, Magnus Uggla, song lyrics

     Hon är grejen, värsta grymma tjejen

     She's the thing, the best awesome gal

3. (colloquial, in adverbial usage) terribly, very (as an intensifier)

   Jag blev grymt besviken

   I was terribly disappointed

   De spelar grymt bra!

   They're playing really great!

Declension

Inflection of grym
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative2
Common singular	grym	grymmare	grymmast
Neuter singular	grymt	grymmare	grymmast
Plural	grymma	grymmare	grymmast
Masculine plural3	grymme	grymmare	grymmast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular1	grymme	grymmare	grymmaste
All	grymma	grymmare	grymmaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic

Related terms

• grymhet

References

• grym in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• grym in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• grym in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *grendsmu, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-. Cognate with Latin gradus (“step”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡrɨ̞m/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ɡrɪm/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞m

Noun

grym m (plural grymoedd)

1. power, might, force

   Synonyms: nerth, gallu, cryfder, cadernid

Derived terms

• grymedd (“stress”)
• grymus (“mighty, powerful”)
• mewn grym (“in power, in force, operative”)

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
grym	rym	ngrym	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.