Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grimsey

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: grim-sey
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A small, inhabited island off the northern coast of Iceland.

name

Etymology

From Icelandic Grímsey.

Origin

Source language: Icelandic

Word Breakdown

Root: Grímsey

Inflected Forms

Grímsey (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Grimsay Graemsay

Questions

What does grimsey mean?: A small, inhabited island off the northern coast of Iceland.
Where does grimsey come from?: It is traced to Icelandic.

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