grum

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Morose, stern, surly, sullen.
Low, deep in the throat; guttural

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡɹʌm/

Inherited from Middle English

Inherited from Old English

Cognate with Danish

Cognate with Swedish

In summary

From Middle English grom, from Old English grom, gram (“angry, wrathful”), from Proto-Germanic *gramaz (“angry, bearing a grudge”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- (“to thunder, rub, tear, scratch”). Probably influenced in form by glum. Compare also Danish grum (“cruel, atrocious, fell”), Swedish grym (“cruel, furious, terrible”). See also grim, gram, grump.