þerrir

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Probably from a deverbative noun of Proto-Germanic *þarzijaną. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ters- (“dry”).

Noun

þerrir m (genitive þerris, plural þerrar)

  1. drying
    Synonym: þurka
  2. dry weather
    Synonym: þurrviðri
Declension
Declension of þerrir (strong ija-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þerrir þerririnn þerrar þerrarnir
accusative þerri þerrinn þerra þerrana
dative þerri þerrinum þerrum þerrunum
genitive þerris þerrisins þerra þerranna
Derived terms
  • þerraleysi n (“want of dry weather”)
  • þerridagr m (“dry day”)
  • þerrileysa f (“wet season”)
  • þerrileysusumar n (“wet summer”)
  • þerrisamr (“good for drying”)
  • þerrisumar n (“dry summer”)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þerrir”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 510; also available at the Internet Archive

Etymology 2

Verb

þerrir

  1. second/third-person singular present indicative of þerra
  2. second-person singular present subjunctive of þerra
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