þroti

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þroti (“swelling, tumour”), related to Old Norse þrútinn (“swollen”), þrútna (“to swell up, become overconfident”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þrūtaną (“to swell”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to push”). Cognate with Old English þrūtian (“to swell with pride or anger”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrɔːtɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔːtɪ

Noun

þroti m (genitive singular þrota, no plural)

  1. swelling, inflammation

Declension

Declension of þroti (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative þroti þrotinn
accusative þrota þrotann
dative þrota þrotanum
genitive þrota þrotans

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