UrsprungFrom Old Norse grand (“grain, particle, little bit”), from Proto-Germanic *grandą (“grain, speck”), a nominal formation related to *grindaną (“to grind”).
- neutera mote, a speck, something very small and unimportant
“Huru kommer det till, att du ser grandet i din broders öga, men icke bliver varse bjälken i ditt eget öga?” — And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye? (Matthew 7:3)
Formergrand(indefinite, nominative, singular) · grands(genitive, indefinite, singular) · grandet(definite, nominative, singular) · grandets(definite, genitive, singular) · grand(indefinite, nominative, plural) · grands(genitive, indefinite, plural) · granden(definite, nominative, plural) · grandens(definite, genitive, plural)