þrá

See also: yra and ýra

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þrá (“a throe; struggle; longing”), from Proto-Germanic *þrawō (“grief; pain; threat”). More at throe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θrauː/
    Rhymes: -auː

Noun

þrá f (genitive singular þrár, nominative plural þrár)

  1. a desire, a yearning

Declension
declension of þrá
f-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þrá þráin þrár þrárnar
accusative þrá þrána þrár þrárnar
dative þrá þránni þrám þránum
genitive þrár þrárinnar þráa þránna

Derived terms

Verb

þrá (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þráði, supine þráð)

  1. to desire, to yearn, to long
  2. to want or to desire sexually
    Ég þrái þig.
    I want you.

Adjective

þrá

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of þrár
  2. strong neuter nominative plural of þrár
  3. strong neuter accusative plural of þrár
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