dýrr

See also: dyrr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, whence also Old English dīere (English dear), Old High German tiuri.

Pronunciation

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈdyːrː/

Adjective

dýrr (comparative dýrri, superlative dýrstr)

  1. dear, valuable

Declension

Descendants

  • Danish: dyr
  • Faroese: dýrur
  • Icelandic: dýr
  • Norwegian: dyr
  • Old Swedish: dyr

References

  • "dýrr", Geir T. Zoëga (1910), A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford at the Claredon Press, page 100
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