dyrr

See also: dýrr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *durz (“door”), *duriz (“doors”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).

Noun

dyrr f pl (genitive dura)

  1. door, doorway

Declension

Declension of dyrr (strong consonant stem, plural only)
feminine plural
indefinite definite
nominative dyrr dyrnar
accusative dyrr dyrnar
dative durum, dyrum durunum, dyrunum
genitive dura, dyra duranna, dyranna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: dyr pl
  • Faroese: dyr pl
  • Norn: dør
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: dør
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: dør
  • Jamtish: dẃr
  • Elfdalian: dörer
  • Old Swedish: dyr
  • Scanian: dør
  • Danish: dør
  • Gutnish: dur, duri

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “dyrr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

dyrr

  1. dry
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