þunnr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þunnuz, whence also Old English þynne. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us.

Adjective

þunnr

  1. thin
    Antonym: þykkr

Declension

Strong declension of þunnr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þunnr þunn þunnt
accusative þunnan þunna þunnt
dative þunnum þunnri þunnu
genitive þunns þunnrar þunns
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þunnir þunnar þunn
accusative þunna þunnar þunn
dative þunnum þunnum þunnum
genitive þunnra þunnra þunnra
Weak declension of þunnr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þunni þunna þunna
accusative þunna þunnu þunna
dative þunna þunnu þunna
genitive þunna þunnu þunna
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þunnu þunnu þunnu
accusative þunnu þunnu þunnu
dative þunnum þunnum þunnum
genitive þunnu þunnu þunnu
Declension of comparative of þunnr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þunnari þunnari þunnara
accusative þunnara þunnari þunnara
dative þunnara þunnari þunnara
genitive þunnara þunnari þunnara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þunnari þunnari þunnari
accusative þunnari þunnari þunnari
dative þunnurum þunnurum þunnurum
genitive þunnari þunnari þunnari
Strong declension of superlative of þunnr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þunnastr þunnust þunnast
accusative þunnastan þunnasta þunnast
dative þunnustum þunnastri þunnustu
genitive þunnasts þunnastrar þunnasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þunnastir þunnastar þunnust
accusative þunnasta þunnastar þunnust
dative þunnustum þunnustum þunnustum
genitive þunnastra þunnastra þunnastra
Weak declension of superlative of þunnr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þunnasti þunnasta þunnasta
accusative þunnasta þunnustu þunnasta
dative þunnasta þunnustu þunnasta
genitive þunnasta þunnustu þunnasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þunnustu þunnustu þunnustu
accusative þunnustu þunnustu þunnustu
dative þunnustum þunnustum þunnustum
genitive þunnustu þunnustu þunnustu

Derived terms

  • þunnbygðr (“thinly inhabited”)
  • þunnbýlt (“thinly peopled with farms”)
  • þunneggjaðr (“thin-edged”)
  • þunngeðr (“weak-minded, fickle”)
  • þunnheyrðr (“keen of hearing”)
  • þunnhárr (“thin-haired”)
  • þunnleitr (“thin-faced”)
  • þunnmeginn (“weak, feeble”)
  • þunnskafinn (“thin-scraped”)
  • þunnskipaðr (“thinly manned”)
  • þunnsleginn (“thinly beaten, thinly mounted”)
  • þunnvangi (“the temple”)
  • þynna (“to make thin”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þunnur
  • Faroese: tunnur
  • Norwegian:
    Norwegian Bokmål: tynn
    Norwegian Nynorsk: tynn
  • Elfdalian: tunn
  • Old Swedish: þunder
  • Old Danish: thun
  • Gutnish: tunnar
  • Scanian: tynðer

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þunnr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 520; also available at the Internet Archive
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