þjórr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þeuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros, whence also Latin taurus, Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros), Old Irish tarb ( > Old Norse tarfr).

Noun

þjórr m

bull

Declension

Declension of þjórr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þjórr	þjórrinn	þjórar	þjórarnir
accusative	þjór	þjórinn	þjóra	þjórana
dative	þjóri	þjórinum	þjórum	þjórunum
genitive	þjórs	þjórsins	þjóra	þjóranna

Descendants

Icelandic: þjór
Faroese: tjórur
Norwegian Nynorsk: tjor
Old Swedish: þiūr
- Danish: tjur
Old Danish: thiūr
- Danish: tyr
  - → Norwegian:
    - Norwegian Bokmål: tyr
    - Norwegian Nynorsk: tyr
Elfdalian: tjyr
Gutnish: tjur
Scanian: týr

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