gormur

== Icelandic == === Etymology === Attested since the 17th century. From an unattested Old Norse *gormr, whence also Norwegian Nynorsk gorm, gurm (“mud, sludge”) and dialectal or obsolete Swedish gorm (“filth; fish guts; fruit solids left over after pressing the juice out”), from a Proto-Germanic *gurmaz. Related to ger and gor. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“hot”). The meaning “coil, spring” developed from the resemblance of metal coils to fish or animal intestines. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔrmʏr/ Rhymes: -ɔrmʏr Homophone: Gormur === Noun === gormur m (genitive singular gorms, nominative plural gormar) mud, sludge Synonyms: leðja, drulla, korgur liquid animal faeces the guts or intestines of a fish Synonyms: innyfli, garnir, þarmar a bottomless morass a coil spring (mechanical device) Synonym: fjöður coil, spiral, helix, a coil-shaped object Synonym: fjöður a coil of silver or gold wire for use in embroidery ==== Declension ==== === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “gormur”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) “gorm”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)