þrár

See also: Þrár, trar, trär, trår, and trær

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θrauːr/

  Rhymes: -auːr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse þrár, from Proto-Germanic *þrawaz.

Adjective

þrár (comparative þrárri, superlative þráastur)

1. stubborn, obstinate, dogged

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrár	þrá	þrátt
accusative	þráan	þráa	þrátt
dative	þráum	þrárri	þráu
genitive	þrás	þrárrar	þrás
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þráir	þráar	þrá
accusative	þráa	þráar	þrá
dative	þráum	þráum	þráum
genitive	þrárra	þrárra	þrárra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrái	þráa	þráa
accusative	þráa	þráu	þráa
dative	þráa	þráu	þráa
genitive	þráa	þráu	þráa
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þráu	þráu	þráu
accusative	þráu	þráu	þráu
dative	þráu	þráu	þráu
genitive	þráu	þráu	þráu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrárri	þrárri	þrárra
accusative	þrárri	þrárri	þrárra
dative	þrárri	þrárri	þrárra
genitive	þrárri	þrárri	þrárra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrárri	þrárri	þrárri
accusative	þrárri	þrárri	þrárri
dative	þrárri	þrárri	þrárri
genitive	þrárri	þrárri	þrárri

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þráastur	þráust	þráast
accusative	þráastan	þráasta	þráast
dative	þráustum	þráastri	þráustu
genitive	þráasts	þráastrar	þráasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þráastir	þráastar	þráust
accusative	þráasta	þráastar	þráust
dative	þráustum	þráustum	þráustum
genitive	þráastra	þráastra	þráastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þráasti	þráasta	þráasta
accusative	þráasta	þráustu	þráasta
dative	þráasta	þráustu	þráasta
genitive	þráasta	þráustu	þráasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þráustu	þráustu	þráustu
accusative	þráustu	þráustu	þráustu
dative	þráustu	þráustu	þráustu
genitive	þráustu	þráustu	þráustu

Synonyms

• (stubborn): þrjóskur, stífur, harðákveðinn

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þrár, from Proto-Germanic *þranhaz.

Adjective

þrár (comparative þrárri, superlative þráastur)

1. rancid, rank

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrár	þrá	þrátt
accusative	þráan	þráa	þrátt
dative	þráum	þrárri	þráu
genitive	þrás	þrárrar	þrás
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þráir	þráar	þrá
accusative	þráa	þráar	þrá
dative	þráum	þráum	þráum
genitive	þrárra	þrárra	þrárra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrái	þráa	þráa
accusative	þráa	þráu	þráa
dative	þráa	þráu	þráa
genitive	þráa	þráu	þráa
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þráu	þráu	þráu
accusative	þráu	þráu	þráu
dative	þráu	þráu	þráu
genitive	þráu	þráu	þráu

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrárri	þrárri	þrárra
accusative	þrárri	þrárri	þrárra
dative	þrárri	þrárri	þrárra
genitive	þrárri	þrárri	þrárra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrárri	þrárri	þrárri
accusative	þrárri	þrárri	þrárri
dative	þrárri	þrárri	þrárri
genitive	þrárri	þrárri	þrárri

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þráastur	þráust	þráast
accusative	þráastan	þráasta	þráast
dative	þráustum	þráastri	þráustu
genitive	þráasts	þráastrar	þráasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þráastir	þráastar	þráust
accusative	þráasta	þráastar	þráust
dative	þráustum	þráustum	þráustum
genitive	þráastra	þráastra	þráastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þráasti	þráasta	þráasta
accusative	þráasta	þráustu	þráasta
dative	þráasta	þráustu	þráasta
genitive	þráasta	þráustu	þráasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þráustu	þráustu	þráustu
accusative	þráustu	þráustu	þráustu
dative	þráustu	þráustu	þráustu
genitive	þráustu	þráustu	þráustu

Synonyms

• (rancid): þráinn, rammur, þræsinn

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *þrawaz.

Adjective

þrár (feminine þrá, neuter þrátt)

1. stubborn, obstinate

Declension

    Strong declension of þrár

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrár	þrá	þrátt
accusative	þrán	þrá	þrátt
dative	þrám	þrárri	þrá
genitive	þrás	þrárrar	þrás
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þráir	þrár	þrá
accusative	þrá	þrár	þrá
dative	þrám	þrám	þrám
genitive	þrárra	þrárra	þrárra

    Weak declension of þrár

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrái	þrá	þrá
accusative	þrá	þrá	þrá
dative	þrá	þrá	þrá
genitive	þrá	þrá	þrá
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þrá	þrá	þrá
accusative	þrá	þrá	þrá
dative	þrám	þrám	þrám
genitive	þrá	þrá	þrá

Related terms

• þrá n
• þrái m

Descendants

• Icelandic: þrár
• Norwegian Nynorsk: trå

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

þrár

1. genitive singular indefinite of þrá f
2. nominative/accusative plural indefinite of þrá f

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

þrár

1. second/third-person singular present indicative active of þrá

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

þrár

1. nominative plural indefinite of þrái m

References

• þrár in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.