þyrnir

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
  • IPA(key): /ˈθɪrtnɪr/
    Rhymes: -ɪrtnɪr

Noun

þyrnir m (genitive singular þyrnis, nominative plural þyrnar)

  1. thorn

Declension
declension of þyrnir
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þyrnir þyrnirinn þyrnar þyrnarnir
accusative þyrni þyrninn þyrna þyrnana
dative þyrni þyrninum þyrnum þyrnunum
genitive þyrnis þyrnisins þyrna þyrnanna

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)

Declension
  Declension of þyrnir (strong ija-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þyrnir þyrnirinn þyrnar þyrnarnir
accusative þyrni þyrninn þyrna þyrnana
dative þyrni þyrninum þyrnum þyrnunum
genitive þyrnis þyrnisins þyrna þyrnanna

Derived terms
  • þyrnafullr (“full of thorns”)
  • þyrnihjalmr (“thorn-helmet”)
  • þyrnikoróna f (“crown of thorns”)
  • þyrnitré n (“thorn-bush”)

Descendants
  • Icelandic: þyrnir
  • Faroese: tyrni- (in compounds)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tyrner
  • Swedish: törne c
  • Danish: tjørn c, tjørne

References
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