gry.
grit (personal trait; in the expression gott gry), courage, spirit
Meaning & usage
grit (personal trait; in the expression gott gry), courage, spirit
Det är gott gry i dig!
Where this word comes from
Related to gryt, gryta, and English grit, all from Proto-Germanic *greutą.
to dawn
innan en ny dag gryr
Where this word comes from
From Old Swedish gry (compare Danish gry), from a Old Norse *gryia (Icelandic grýja), to the color Old Norse grár (“grey”) (Swedish grå) + -ja (causative suffix), i.e. the time of day when darkness turns to light (when black greys to white). Compare Old Norse grýjandi (“in the dawn”), Swedish gryning (“the dawn”), gryna (“to dawn”), gråna (“to grayen”)
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