þroti

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þroti (“swelling, tumour”), related to Old Norse þrútinn (“swollen”), þrútna (“to swell up, become overconfident”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þrūtaną (“to swell”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to push”). Cognate with Old English þrūtian (“to swell with pride or anger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθrɔːtɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːtɪ

Noun

þroti m (genitive singular þrota, no plural)

1. swelling, inflammation

Declension

Declension of þroti (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	þroti	þrotinn
accusative	þrota	þrotann
dative	þrota	þrotanum
genitive	þrota	þrotans

Further reading

• “þroti” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)