stórr

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Old Norse

Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *stōraz, whence also Old English stōr, Old Saxon stōri. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-r-, Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-ro-. Compare Pashto ستر (stër, “large”), Lithuanian stóras, Old Church Slavonic старъ (starŭ, “old”), Russian ста́рый (stáryj, “old”).

Adjective

stórr (comparative stœrri, superlative stœrstr)

  1. big, large, tall, great

Descendants

  • Danish: stor
  • Faroese: stórur
  • Icelandic: stór

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