GRIM

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1 Origin and Meaning
2 Combinations
3 First Element Forms
4 Last Element Forms
5 References

Origin and Meaning

Germanic name element

Old Norse

grímr = 'person wearing a face mask' ^[1] ^[2]
grímr = 'person wearing a face mask, helmet' ^[3]
gríma = 'face mask' ^[1] ^[2]
gríma = 'face mask, helmet' ^[3]

Old Saxon

grîmo = 'mask, helmet' ^[4]
grîma = 'mask, helmet' ^[5]

Later, the meaning was sometimes misinterpreted as

Old Norse

grimmr = 'grim' ^[1]

Old High German

grim = 'grim' ^[5]

Combinations

Name Element	Example
ADAL	see Aðalgrímr
ALF	see *Alfgrímr
ARN	see Arngrímr
AS	see Ásgrímr
AUD	see AuðgrímR
BJÖRN	see Bjarngrímur
ELD	see Eldgrímr
EY	see Eygrímr and Grímey
HAF	see Hafgrímr
HALL	see Hallgrímr
HEID	see Grímheiður
HER	see Grímarr and Hergrímr
HILD	see Grímhildr and Hildigrímr
HJALM	see Hjálmgrímr
HJÖR	see Hjørgrímur
HOLM	see Hólmgrímur
HRAFN	see Hrafngrímur
JARL	see Jallgrímur
JÓ	see Jógrímr
KETILL	see Grímkæll
KOL	see Kolgrímr
LAUG	see Grímlaug
MARR	see Margrímur
MUND	see Grímmundr
NOR	see Norgrim
ODD	see Oddgrim
SE	see SǽgrímR
SIG	see Sigurgrímur
Skalli	see Skallagrímr
STEIN	see Steingrímr
ULF	see GrímulfR
VAL	see Valgrímur
VI	see VígrímR
VIG	see Víggrímur
ÞOR	see ÞórgrímR