þiðurr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tetr̥-wó-s, from *teter- (“hen-like bird”) +‎ *-wós.

Noun

þiðurr m (genitive þiðurs, plural þiðrar)

  1. wood grouse, capercaillie

Declension

Declension of þiðurr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þiðurr þiðurrinn þiðrar þiðrarnir
accusative þiður þiðurinn þiðra þiðrana
dative þiðri þiðrinum þiðrum þiðrunum
genitive þiðurs þiðursins þiðra þiðranna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þiður
  • Norwegian: tiur
  • Dalian: tjöður, tjöðör
    • Elfdalian: työðer, työður
  • Gestrician: tjöder
  • Old Swedish: thiädhur

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þiðurr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 511; also available at the Internet Archive
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