þyrnir

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þorn, from Proto-Germanic *þurnuz (thorn, sloe), from Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós, from *(s)ter-. Compare Faroese torn, Norwegian Bokmål torn, Danish torn, Swedish törne, Dutch doorn, German Dorn, English thorn.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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þyrnir m (genitive singular þyrnis, nominative plural þyrnar)

  1. thorn

Declension

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    Declension of þyrnir
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þyrnir þyrnirinn þyrnar þyrnarnir
accusative þyrni þyrninn þyrna þyrnana
dative þyrni þyrninum þyrnum þyrnunum
genitive þyrnis þyrnisins þyrna þyrnanna

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, whence also Old English þorn. From Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós from *(s)ter- (stiff).

Noun

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þyrnir m (genitive þyrnir, plural þyrnar)

  1. (botany) thorn (= þorn m)

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