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Nýr

Nýr

See also: nýr

Old Norse

Proper noun

Nýr m (genitive Nýar)

  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

nýr

nýr

See also: Nýr

Icelandic

Adjective

nýr ‎(comparative nýrri, superlative nýjastur)

  1. new
    Tölvan mín er ekki ný.
    My computer isn't new.

Inflection

    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative nýi nýja nýja
accusative nýja nýju nýja
dative nýja nýju nýja
genitive nýja nýju nýja
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative nýju nýju nýju
accusative nýju nýju nýju
dative nýju nýju nýju
genitive nýju nýju nýju
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative nýrri nýrri nýrra
accusative nýrri nýrri nýrra
dative nýrri nýrri nýrra
genitive nýrri nýrri nýrra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative nýrri nýrri nýrri
accusative nýrri nýrri nýrri
dative nýrri nýrri nýrri
genitive nýrri nýrri nýrri
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative nýjastur nýjust nýjast
accusative nýjastan nýjasta nýjast
dative nýjustum nýjastri nýjustu
genitive nýjasts nýjastrar nýjasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative nýjastir nýjastar nýjust
accusative nýjasta nýjastar nýjust
dative nýjustum nýjustum nýjustum
genitive nýjastra nýjastra nýjastra

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *niwjaz, whence also Old Saxon and Old High German niuwi, Old Frisian nīe, Old English nēowe, nīwe (English new), Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌾𐌹𐍃 ‎(niujis). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Adjective

nýr

  1. new

Descendants

  • Norwegian: ny
  • Swedish: ny

Etymology

From Old Norse nýr ‎(“new”), thus meaning "New One".[1]

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