þorri

See also: Thorri

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þorri, cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk terre and Norwegian Nynorsk torre

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθɔrːɪ/
    Rhymes: -ɔrːɪ
    Homophone: Þorri

Noun

þorri m (genitive singular þorra, no plural)

  1. the fourth month of winter according to the old Icelandic calendar

Declension
declension of þorri
m-w1 singular
indefinite definite
nominative þorri þorrinn
accusative þorra þorrann
dative þorra þorranum
genitive þorra þorrans

Derived terms
  • þorrablót
  • þorramatur

See also
  Icelandic month names
Icelandic months (appendix, Icelandic Wikipedia)
janúar, -mánuður febrúar, -mánuður mars, -mánuður apríl, -mánuður maí, -mánuður júní, -mánuður júlí, -mánuður ágúst, -mánuður september, -mánuður október, -mánuður nóvember, -mánuður desember, -mánuður
Icelandic Historic Months (Icelandic Wikipedia)
þorri
(Jan 13 - Feb 11)		 góa
(Feb 13 - 13 March)		 einmánuður
(March 14 - April 13)		 harpa
(April 14 - May 13)		 skerpla
(May 14 - June 12)		 sólmánuður
(June 13 - July 12)		 heyannir
(July 13 - August 14)		 tvímánuður
(August 15 - Sept 14)		 haustmánuður
(Sept 15 - Oct 13)		 gormánuður
(Oct 14 - Nov 13)		 ýlir
(Nov 14 - Dec 13)		 mörsugur
(Dec 14 - Jan 12)

Old Norse

Noun

þorri m

  1. a month of the Norse calendar

Descendants
  • Faroese: torri m
  • Icelandic: þorri m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: torre m, Norwegian Nynorsk: terre m
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