-þér

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ (þewaʀ, “servant, retainer”), from Proto-Germanic *þewaz. Cognate with Old English þēow (“slave, servant”).

Noun

-þér m (genitive -þés)

  1. (only in name-compounds) servant, retainer

Derived terms

  • Eggþér, Egðir
  • Hamðir
  • Hjalmþér, Hjálmþér
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