krumma

From Old Norse krumma^[1] (the hollow of the hand, a handful), from Middle Low German krum (Bend, crooked), from Proto-Germanic *krumpaz (bend, crooked, curved), a secondary adjectival formation of Proto-Germanic *krimpaną (to shrink, to draw back) from Proto-Indo-European *grebʰ- (“to be crooked”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkr̥ʏmːɪ/

krumma f (genitive singular krummu, plural krummur)

1. The hollow of the hand
2. A handfull of something
3. That amount which fits into a curved hand

   Synonyms: geykn, lógvi

   mær fekst upp í eina krummu av mjøli.

   I was given a handfull of flour.

4. A ravens croak^[2]

   Synonyms: gorr, gorp, krunk, kró

   ravnur er so kváður á morgni, hvølt ljóðar hans krumm.

   The ravens croak are so loud in the morning.

1. krummi og krumsi (diminutive: raven)
2. krunka (raven-black)
3. nøgd (amound) (in compounds e.g. tarakrumma (a handfull of seaweed fertilizer)
4. a fold, a bow or a bend. Only attested in compound words e.g. vaðkrumma^[3] (tenosynovitis)^[4]

1. Synonym: gø

krumma (third person singular past indicative krummaði, third person plural past indicative krummaðu, supine krummað)

1. To scoop or bail with both hands

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1. (especially for a raven) to croak

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1. ravnar krumma í homrum hátt.

   loud are the ravens croak in the crags.

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• krummet

krumma

1. inflection of krumme:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

krumma

1. inflection of krum:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural