þurr

See also: turr and yurr

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þurr, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θʏrː/
    Rhymes: -ʏrː

Adjective

þurr (comparative þurrari, superlative þurrastur)

  1. dry; without liquid
  2. (informal) dry, alcohol-free; without alcohol
    Þetta var þurr helgi.
    It was an alcohol-free weekend.

Declension

Positive forms of þurr
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurr þurr þurrt
accusative þurran þurra
dative þurrum þurri þurru
genitive þurrs þurrar þurrs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrir þurrar þurr
accusative þurra
dative þurrum
genitive þurra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurri þurra þurra
acc/dat/gen þurra þurru
plural (all-case) þurru
Comparative forms of þurr
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) þurrari þurrari þurrara
plural (all-case) þurrari
Superlative forms of þurr
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrastur þurrust þurrast
accusative þurrastan þurrasta
dative þurrustum þurrastri þurrustu
genitive þurrasts þurrastrar þurrasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrastir þurrastar þurrust
accusative þurrasta
dative þurrustum
genitive þurrastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrasti þurrasta þurrasta
acc/dat/gen þurrasta þurrustu
plural (all-case) þurrustu

Derived terms

  • þurr á manninn (“brusque”)
  • upp úr þurru (“suddenly, out of nothing, unprovoked”)

Further reading

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • þyrr — non, Trønder dialect of Old Norwegian

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European *térsus, from the root *ters- (“dry”).

Adjective

þurr (comparative þurrari, superlative þurrastr)

  1. dry

Declension

Strong declension of þurr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurr þurr þurt
accusative þurran þurra þurt
dative þurrum þurri þurru
genitive þurs þurrar þurs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrir þurrar þurr
accusative þurra þurrar þurr
dative þurrum þurrum þurrum
genitive þurra þurra þurra
Weak declension of þurr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurri þurra þurra
accusative þurra þurru þurra
dative þurra þurru þurra
genitive þurra þurru þurra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurru þurru þurru
accusative þurru þurru þurru
dative þurrum þurrum þurrum
genitive þurru þurru þurru
Declension of comparative of þurr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrari þurrari þurrara
accusative þurrara þurrari þurrara
dative þurrara þurrari þurrara
genitive þurrara þurrari þurrara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrari þurrari þurrari
accusative þurrari þurrari þurrari
dative þurrurum þurrurum þurrurum
genitive þurrari þurrari þurrari
Strong declension of superlative of þurr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrastr þurrust þurrast
accusative þurrastan þurrasta þurrast
dative þurrustum þurrastri þurrustu
genitive þurrasts þurrastrar þurrasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrastir þurrastar þurrust
accusative þurrasta þurrastar þurrust
dative þurrustum þurrustum þurrustum
genitive þurrastra þurrastra þurrastra
Weak declension of superlative of þurr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrasti þurrasta þurrasta
accusative þurrasta þurrustu þurrasta
dative þurrasta þurrustu þurrasta
genitive þurrasta þurrustu þurrasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrustu þurrustu þurrustu
accusative þurrustu þurrustu þurrustu
dative þurrustum þurrustum þurrustum
genitive þurrustu þurrustu þurrustu

Derived terms

  • þurrafrost n (“dry frost”)
  • þurrfasta f (“fasting on fish and vegetable food”)
  • þurrfasta (“to fast on fish and vegetable food”)
  • þurrfjallr (“dry-skinned; in dry clothes”)
  • þurrfœtis (“without wetting the feet”, adverb)
  • þurrleikr m (“dryness”)
  • þurrlendi n (“dry land”)
  • þurrlendr (“with dry soil”)
  • þurrligr (“dry”)
  • þurrlyndi n (“dryness, surliness”)
  • þurrviðri n (“dry weather”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þurr
  • Faroese: turrur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: turr, tørr
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tørr
  • Old Swedish: þør, þor
  • Old Danish: thur, thiur, thyr

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þurr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 520; also available at the Internet Archive
  • M. Hægstad (1899) Gamalt trøndermaal : upplysningar um maalet i Trøndelag fyrr 1350 og ei utgreiding um vokalverket, page 1</ref>
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