tírr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tīraz, from Proto-Indo-European *dey-. Cognate to Old English tīr (“fame; glory; honour”), Old Saxon tīr (“glory, renown”).

Noun

tírr m

  1. glory, honour
    Antonym: níð

Declension

Declension of tírr (strong i-stem, s and ar-genitives)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tírr tírrinn tírir tírirnir
accusative tír tírinn tíri tírina
dative tír, tíri tírinum tírum tírunum
genitive tírar, tírs tírarins, tírsins tíra tíranna

Derived terms

  • tírargjarn (“eager for glory”)
  • orðstírr (“fame, renown”, literally “word-glory”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: tír
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tir
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