þyrla

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *þwerilōną, from *þwerilaz (whence Icelandic þyrill).

Verb

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þyrla (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þyrlaði, supine þyrlað)

  1. to whirl, swirl
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Etymology 2

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From þyrill (compare þyrilvængja (helicopter)), likely with influence also from the verb þyrla (to whirl).

Noun

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þyrla f (genitive singular þyrlu, nominative plural þyrlur)

  1. helicopter
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