grimhelm

Old English

Etymology

From grīm (“mask”) +‎ helm (“helmet”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɡriːmhelm/

Noun

grīmhelm m

  1. a visored helmet

Inflection
Declension of grimhelm
Case Singular Plural
nominative grīmhelm grīmhelmas
accusative grīmhelm grīmhelmas
genitive grīmhelmes grīmhelma
dative grīmhelme grīmhelmum

References
  • grím-helm in Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
  • Beowulf line 334 "graége syrcan ond grímhelmas"
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