þyrnir

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Noun

þyrnir m (genitive singular þyrnis, nominative plural þyrnar)

  1. thorn

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Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

þyrnir m (genitive þyrnir, plural þyrnar)

  1. (botany) thorn (= þorn m)

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