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grima

Pronunciation: /ˈɡriː.mɑ/

“grima” is an Old English word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. mask
  2. helmet, visor
  3. specter, ghost; apparition

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *grīmō, from Proto-Germanic *grīmô (“mask”). Cognate with Old Frisian grīma, Old Saxon grīmo, Old High German grīmo, Old Norse gríma, Gothic *𐌲𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰 (*greima).

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