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See also: grýn
Danish
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Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse grjón (“grain”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]gryn n (singular definite grynet, plural indefinite gryn)
- grain
- grits
- groat
- meal (coarse-ground edible part of various grains)
- (slang) dough (money)
- 2016, Henning Prins, En skuffe fuld af penge, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
- Så er det måske lillemor, der tjener grynene? Hvad laver du så, spurgte han, da Mette nikkede. – Jeg er postassistent.
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- 2017, Henrik Pontoppidan, Toldere og syndere, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
- Har du forresten faaet Grynene?« »Her!« svarede Jørgen Berg og slog sig paa Brystlommen. »En Femhundredkrone-Lap!
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- 2017, Saul Bellow, translated by Michael Tejn, En ung amerikaners eventyr, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
- Sammen med det sidste brev, jeg lagde til ham, lagde jeg fem dollars. Grynene tog han, men jeg hørte ingenting fra ham, førend han var i stand til at betale mig dem tilbage, og det tog adskillige måneder endnu.
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Inflection
[edit]Declension of gryn
Swedish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Norse grjón (“grain”).
Noun
[edit]gryn n
- (countable, uncountable) hulled grain, groats
- (by extension) various similar products
- mannagryn
- semolina
Declension
[edit]Declension of gryn
Derived terms
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