grýla
Icelandic
/ˈkriːla/
noun
Definitions
- (folklore) ogress, scary woman
- bugbear, peeve
Etymology
Inherited from Old Norse grýla.
Origin
Old Norse
grýla
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Gräuel German
- Gräueltat German
- gruwel Dutch, Flemish
- gruweldaad Dutch, Flemish
- gruwelijk Dutch, Flemish
- grýla Old Norse
- grýlukerti Icelandic
- kerti Icelandic
- gruwel Middle Dutch