þróndr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *þrōwendīʀ m pl, from *þrōwōną +‎ *-ndz. Compare Old English Þrōwendas pl. A similar construction is found in bóndi (“farmer”) from búa (“to reside”), and frændi (“friend”) from frjá (“to love”).

Noun

þróndr m (plural þrǿndr or þrǿndir)

  1. a person from the region Trøndelag in Norway

Usage notes

  • Singular almost entirely unattested.

Declension

Declension of þróndr (strong consonant stem, ar-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þróndr þróndrinn þrǿndr, þrǿndir þrǿndr, þrǿndirnir
accusative þrónd þróndinn þrǿndr, þrǿndi þrǿndr, þrǿndina
dative þróndi þróndinum þróndum, þrǿndum þróndum, þrǿndunum
genitive þróndar þróndarins þrónda, þrǿnda þrónda, þrǿndanna

Derived terms

Descendants

From plural þrǿndr or þrǿndir:

  • Icelandic: Þrændir
  • Faroese: trøndur
  • Norwegian: trønder, trøndir
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