ghrem-2

    ghrem-2

    English meaning: heavy sound, thunder, grumble

    Deutsche Übersetzung: “laut and dumpf tönen, donnern, grollen, zornig sein”

    Material: Av. gram- “ ergrimmen, Grimm hegen “ (only in participle present grǝmǝntą m “ of those who are to us grimm “ and participle perf. pass. granta- from *ghramita- “becomes angry”), Pers. ɣaram “fierceness”; Gk. χρεμίζω, χρεμετίζω “ neigh “, χρόμαδος m. “ creakiness “, χρόμος (= O.C.S. gromъ) “noise, neighing “ (Hes.); O.Ice. gramr “ enraged, hostile “, O.E. gram, O.S. gram, O.H.G. gram ds., M.H.G. gram “angry, irate, uncourageous “, Goth. gramjan “ enrage “, Ice. gremia “ make angry, irate “, O.E. gremman “ infuriate, revile “, O.H.G. gremmen “ enrage, infuriate “, M.H.G. gremen “ cause grief “, refl. “ grieve “, O.H.G. gramiz “ becomes angry, sad, infuriated “, O.Ice. grimmr “fierce, grim, hostile, excited, aroused “, O.E. O.Fris. O.S. O.H.G. grimm “wild, cruel, savage”; O.E. grimman “ rage “, O.S. grimman “wheeze, rage, bawl, blaster”, M.H.G. grimmen “ rage before anger or pain “, zero grade O.H.G. umbegrummōn “ gnaw at “, M.H.G. M.L.G. grummen “drone, grumble, murmur”, Ger. grummen, grummeln “murmur, scold, grumble, sound vaguely “, Nor. grymta “grunt”, O.E. grymettan “ growl “; Lith. gramù, grame ́ti “ fall with noise “, grumiù, grume ́ti “ thunder “, grumenù, gruménti “ drone vaguely, grumble, murmur, threaten”; with extension -zd- (see Persson Beitr. 349) grumzdžiù , grum̃sti “ gnash, creak, threaten”; Ltv. gremju, gremt “ mumble, murmur, threaten, grumble, rumble; talk with passion “, O.Pruss. grumins m. “ distant thunder “, grīmons ‘sung, chanted”, grīmikan “ ditty “; Maybe Alb. gumëzhit ‘sound” a Slavic loanword. O.C.S. vъzgrъmitь, -grъměti “ thunder “, Russ. gremě́tь “ thunder, clang, clink”, Ser.-Cr. gr̀mî, gr̀mljeti, Cz. hřmíti, Pol. grzmieć “ thunder “, wherefore the intensive in Church Slavic grimati ‘sound, clink”, Ser.-Cr. dial. grimȁt, Cz. hřímati “ thunder, fulminate “; O.C.S. gromъ, Russ. grom “thunder”, Ser.-Cr. grôm “thunder, lightning”, Cz. hrom “thunder”, Pol. grom “thunder, thunderbolt “.

    References: WP. I 655 f., Trautmann 97.