dýrr

See also: dyrr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, whence also Old English dīere (English dear), Old High German tiuri.

Pronunciation

  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈdyːrː/

Adjective

dýrr (comparative dýrri, superlative dýrstr)

  1. dear, valuable

Declension

Strong declension of dýrr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dýrr dýr dýrt
accusative dýran dýra dýrt
dative dýrum dýrri dýru
genitive dýrs dýrrar dýrs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dýrir dýrar dýr
accusative dýra dýrar dýr
dative dýrum dýrum dýrum
genitive dýrra dýrra dýrra
Weak declension of dýrr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dýri dýra dýra
accusative dýra dýru dýra
dative dýra dýru dýra
genitive dýra dýru dýra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dýru dýru dýru
accusative dýru dýru dýru
dative dýrum dýrum dýrum
genitive dýru dýru dýru
Declension of comparative of dýrr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dýrri dýrri dýrra
accusative dýrra dýrri dýrra
dative dýrra dýrri dýrra
genitive dýrra dýrri dýrra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dýrri dýrri dýrri
accusative dýrri dýrri dýrri
dative dýrrum dýrrum dýrrum
genitive dýrri dýrri dýrri
Strong declension of superlative of dýrr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dýrstr dýrst dýrst
accusative dýrstan dýrsta dýrst
dative dýrstum dýrstri dýrstu
genitive dýrsts dýrstrar dýrsts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dýrstir dýrstar dýrst
accusative dýrsta dýrstar dýrst
dative dýrstum dýrstum dýrstum
genitive dýrstra dýrstra dýrstra
Weak declension of superlative of dýrr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative dýrsti dýrsta dýrsta
accusative dýrsta dýrstu dýrsta
dative dýrsta dýrstu dýrsta
genitive dýrsta dýrstu dýrsta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative dýrstu dýrstu dýrstu
accusative dýrstu dýrstu dýrstu
dative dýrstum dýrstum dýrstum
genitive dýrstu dýrstu dýrstu

Descendants

  • Danish: dyr
  • Faroese: dýrur
  • Icelandic: dýr
  • Norwegian: dyr
  • Old Swedish: dyr

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “dýrr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 100; also available at the Internet Archive
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