týr

See also: Týr, tyr, and Tyr

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse týr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʰiːr/

  Rhymes: -iːr

  Homophone: Týr

Noun

týr m (genitive singular týs, nominative plural tívar)

1. (poetic) god (referring one of the pagan gods)

Declension

declension of týr

týr	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	týr	týrinn	tívar	tívarnir
accusative	tý	týinn	tíva	tívana
dative	tý	týnum	tívum	tívunum
genitive	týs	týsins	tíva	tívanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From earlier runic ᛏᛁᚢᛦ (tiuʀ), from Proto-Germanic *tīwaz (“god”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”). Identical to Týr (“Tyr, Tiw”).

Noun

týr m (genitive týs, plural tívar)

1. (poetic, Germanic paganism) god

Declension

  Declension of týr (strong wa-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	týr	týrinn	tívar	tívarnir
accusative	tý	týinn	tíva	tívana
dative	tívi	tívinum	tívum, tíum	tíunum
genitive	týs	týs	tíva	tívanna

Derived terms

• sigtívar (“victory-gods”)
• valtívar (“gods of the slain”)
• Farmatýr (“god of cargoes; Odin”)
• Valtýr (“god of the slain; Odin”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: tívar
• >? Faroese: tívi
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tivar