grame

C2+ Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ɡreɪm/ UK /ɡreɪm/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
anger, sorrow, or vexation (archaic)

His heart was heavy with grame at the loss of his lord.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · anger, sorrow, or vexation... anger sorrow vexation grief wrath

Opposites

joy

Word family

Related forms grim

Etymology

Archaic, from Old English grama ('anger, trouble'), related to gram ('angry, hostile') and Old Norse gramr; from Proto-Germanic *gramaz ('angry'), related to grim.

grama Old English *gramaz Proto-Germanic

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Topics

Emotions & Feelings Register & Style

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# grame

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɡreɪm/
**IPA (UK):** /ɡreɪm/

## Meanings
1. anger, sorrow, or vexation (archaic)

## Examples
- His heart was heavy with grame at the loss of his lord.

## Synonyms
- anger
- sorrow
- vexation
- grief
- wrath

## Antonyms
- joy

## Related Forms
- grim

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: grama
- Root: *gramaz

## Etymology
Archaic, from Old English grama ('anger, trouble'), related to gram ('angry, hostile') and Old Norse gramr; from Proto-Germanic *gramaz ('angry'), related to grim.

## AI Etymology
Grame has this etymological history: Archaic, from Old English grama ('anger, trouble'), related to gram ('angry, hostile') and Old Norse gramr; from Proto-Germanic *gramaz ('angry'), related to grim. The etymological trail includes Old English grama and Proto-Germanic *gramaz. As a noun, grame names anger, sorrow, or vexation (archaic). The same family is visible in related forms such as grim.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Register & Style

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