grimhelm

Old English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɡriːmˌxelm/, [ˈɡriːmˌheɫm]

Noun

grīmhelm m

a visored helmet

Declension

Declension of grimhelm (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	grīmhelm	grīmhelmas
accusative	grīmhelm	grīmhelmas
genitive	grīmhelmes	grīmhelma
dative	grīmhelme	grīmhelmum

References

Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “grím-helm”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎, 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Beowulf line 334 "graége syrcan ond grímhelmas"

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