þrái

See also: tråi and Appendix:Variations of "trai"

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrauːɪ/
  • Rhymes: -auːɪ

Noun

þrái m (genitive singular þráa, no plural)

  1. stubbornness, obstinacy
    Synonyms: stífni, þrjóska

Declension

Declension of þrái (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative þrái þráinn
accusative þráa þráann
dative þráa þráanum
genitive þráa þráans

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From the adjective þrár (“stubborn, obstinate”).

Noun

þrái m (genitive þrá)

  1. obstinacy
Declension
Declension of þrái (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þrái þráinn þrár þrárnir
accusative þrá þráinn þrá þrána
dative þrá þránum þrám þránum
genitive þrá þráins þrá þránna
Descendants
  • Icelandic: þrái
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tråe

Adjective

þrái

  1. weak masculine nominative singular of þrár

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

þrái

  1. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive active of þrá

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

þrái

  1. dative singular indefinite of þrá n

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þrái”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 515; also available at the Internet Archive
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