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Gram.

grief

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡʁaːm/

  1. grief

    masculine · no-plural · strong
    Nach dem Tode seiner Geliebten raffte ihn der Gram bald hinweg.
    Vielleicht ist sie gestorben aus Gram über den Verlust ihres einzigen Kindes.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German gram (“displeasure, anger”), from Old High German *gramo, from Proto-Germanic *gramô (“anger”). Cognate with English grame. Akin also to Old Norse gramr (“wroth”) (whence the name of the sword), French and English chagrin.

name/ɡʁaːm/

  1. A magical sword that Sigurd used to kill the dragon Fafnir.

    Norse · neuter · proper-noun · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German gram (“displeasure, anger”), from Old High German *gramo, from Proto-Germanic *gramô (“anger”). Cognate with English grame. Akin also to Old Norse gramr (“wroth”) (whence the name of the sword), French and English chagrin.

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