þiuver

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

  • þiuuær, þiuvær

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (*þeubaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz. Compare Old Icelandic þjófr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θjuvɛr/

Noun

þiuver m (genitive þiufs, plural þiuvar)

  1. thief

Declension

Declension of þiuver (a-stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þiuver þiufrin þiuvar þiuvarnir
accusative þiuf þiuvin þiuva þiuvana
dative þiuvi þiuvinom þiuvom þiuvonom
genitive þiufs þiufsins þiuva þiuvanna

Descendants

  • Swedish: tjuv, (archaic or obsolete) tjuf, tiuf