grund

See also: Grund

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

gruond, grunt

Etymology

From Latin grandis, grandem.

Adjective

grund

big, large, great

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡron/, [ɡ̊ʁɔnˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grunnr (“shallow”).

Alternative forms

grundet

Adjective

grund

shallow

Inflection

Inflection of grund
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Common singular	grund	—	—²
Neuter singular	grundt	—	—²
Plural	grunde	—	—²
Definite attributive¹	grunde	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Etymology 2

A convergence of two Old Norse words, grund (“a plain”) and grunn (“a shallow”).

Noun

grund c (singular definite grunden, plural indefinite grunde)

reason (a cause)
motive (incentive to act; a reason)
argument (a reason)
cause
ground
soil
shoal
site, plot
foundation
basis
priming

Inflection

Declension of grund

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	grund	grunden	grunde	grundene
genitive	grunds	grundens	grundes	grundenes

Etymology 3

See grunde (“to ground, establish, ponder”).

Verb

grund

imperative of grunde

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /krʏnt/
Rhymes: -ʏnt

Noun

grund f (genitive singular grundar, nominative plural grundir)

ground
Ég er kominn aftur á íslenska grund.
I've returned to Icelandic ground.

Declension

declension of grund

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-s2	singular		plural
nominative	grund	grundin	grundir	grundirnar
accusative	grund	grundina	grundir	grundirnar
dative	grund	grundinni	grundum	grundunum
genitive	grundar	grundarinnar	grunda	grundanna

Synonyms

(ground): jörð f

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

Noun

grund m (nominative plural grundas)

ground, foundation, abyss, hell, plain, country land, earth
Ǣlċ sǣ, þēah hēo dēop sīe, hæfþ grund on þǣre eorðan.
Every sea, no matter how deep, has a bottom in the Earth.

Declension

Declension of grund (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	grund	grundas
accusative	grund	grundas
genitive	grundes	grunda
dative	grunde	grundum

Derived terms

grundbedd (“ground, soil”)
grundbūend (“earth-dweller”)
grundfūs (“hastening to hell”)
grundhyrde (“keeper of the abyss”)
grundlēas (“bottomless, unfathomable, boundless, vast, groundless”)
grundlēaslic (“boundless, vast”)
grundlunga, grundinga (“from the foundation, completely; to the ground, prone, prostrate”)
grundscēat (“region”)
grundsele (“abysmal dwelling”)

grundstān (“foundation-stone, groundstone”)
grundstaþelian (“to establish firmly”)
grundwæg (“earth”)
grundwang (“ground-plain, the earth: bottom (of a lake)”)
grundweall (“foundation, groundwall”)
grundweallian (“to establish, found”)
grundwela (“earthly riches”)
grundwyrgen (“water-wolf”)

Descendants

Middle English: grund, grounde, ground
- English: ground

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to Old Norse grunn (“shallow, shoal”). Possibly derived from Old Norse gróa (“to grow”).

Noun

grund f (genitive grundar, plural grundir)

green field, grassy plain

Declension

Declension of grund (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	grund	grundin	grundir	grundirnar
accusative	grund	grundina	grundir	grundirnar
dative	grund	grundinni	grundum	grundunum
genitive	grundar	grundarinnar	grunda	grundanna

Descendants

Danish: grund c
Faroese: grund f

Icelandic: grund f
Swedish: grund c

References

grund in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *grunduz.

Noun

grund m

ground, foundation, abyss, plain, earth

Declension

Declension of grund (masculine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	grund	grundos
accusative	grund	grundos
genitive	grundes	grundō
dative	grunde	grundum
instrumental	—	—

Scots

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡrʌnd/

Noun

grund (plural grunds)

(South Scots) ground

Synonyms

groond (other Scots dialects)

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse grunnr (“shallow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡrɵnd/
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Adjective

grund (comparative grundare, superlative grundast)

shallow

Declension

Inflection of grund
Indefinite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative²
Common singular	grund	grundare	grundast
Neuter singular	grunt	grundare	grundast
Plural	grunda	grundare	grundast
Definite	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Masculine singular¹	grunde	grundare	grundaste
All	grunda	grundare	grundaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.

Etymology 2

A convergence of two Old Norse words, grund (“a plain”) and grunn (“a shallow”).

Noun

grund c

ground, land
Huset är byggt på ofri grund.
The house is built on non-freehold property.
the foundation of a building; the part of the outer walls of a house which extends below the level of the floor, and down to the ground.
a fundament, a foundation, a basis, fundamentals; what other constructions (physical or metaphorical) rely on
cause; reason
a shallow in water

Declension

Declension of grund
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	grund	grunden	grunder	grunderna
Genitive	grunds	grundens	grunders	grundernas

Related terms

grunda
grundlig
grundlägga
grundplåt
grundskola
husgrund
krypgrund
torpargrund

Synonyms

orsak c (4)

Noun

grund n

An area of shallow water in a large body of water, which causes a potential danger to boats or ships.

Declension

Declension of grund
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	grund	grundet	grund	grunden
Genitive	grunds	grundets	grunds	grundens

Related terms

grundkänning
grundstötning