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Þrár

Þrár

See also: þrár

Old Norse

Proper noun

Þrár m (genitive Þrás)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

References

  1. ↑ Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4

þrár

þrár

See also: Þrár

Icelandic

Adjective

þrár ‎(comparative þrárri, superlative þráastur)

  1. stubborn, obstinate, dogged
Inflection
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrái þráa þráa
accusative þráa þráu þráa
dative þráa þráu þráa
genitive þráa þráu þráa
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þráu þráu þráu
accusative þráu þráu þráu
dative þráu þráu þráu
genitive þráu þráu þráu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrárri þrárri þrárra
accusative þrárri þrárri þrárra
dative þrárri þrárri þrárra
genitive þrárri þrárri þrárra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrárri þrárri þrárri
accusative þrárri þrárri þrárri
dative þrárri þrárri þrárri
genitive þrárri þrárri þrárri
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þráastur þráust þráast
accusative þráastan þráasta þráast
dative þráustum þráastri þráustu
genitive þráasts þráastrar þráasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þráastir þráastar þráust
accusative þráasta þráastar þráust
dative þráustum þráustum þráustum
genitive þráastra þráastra þráastra
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þrár, from Proto-Germanic *þranhaz

Adjective

þrár ‎(comparative þrárri, superlative þráastur)

  1. rancid, rank
Inflection
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrái þráa þráa
accusative þráa þráu þráa
dative þráa þráu þráa
genitive þráa þráu þráa
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þráu þráu þráu
accusative þráu þráu þráu
dative þráu þráu þráu
genitive þráu þráu þráu
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrárri þrárri þrárra
accusative þrárri þrárri þrárra
dative þrárri þrárri þrárra
genitive þrárri þrárri þrárra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þrárri þrárri þrárri
accusative þrárri þrárri þrárri
dative þrárri þrárri þrárri
genitive þrárri þrárri þrárri
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þráastur þráust þráast
accusative þráastan þráasta þráast
dative þráustum þráastri þráustu
genitive þráasts þráastrar þráasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þráastir þráastar þráust
accusative þráasta þráastar þráust
dative þráustum þráustum þráustum
genitive þráastra þráastra þráastra
Synonyms
  • (rancid): þráinn, rammur, þræsinn

Etymology

From þrár ‎(“stubborn, obstinate”), thus meaning "Stubborn One".[1]

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