þerra

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See also: yerra

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Verb

þerra (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þerraði, supine þerrað)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to dry, to make dry

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

Noun

þerra f (genitive þerru)

  1. a towel
    Synonym: þurka
    • 800s, Hávamál, verse 4
      Vats es þǫrf / þęims til verðar kømr,
      þęrru ok þjóðlaðar; []
      Of water is a need for the one who comes to a meal; of a towel and of excellent hospitality.
Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *þarzijaną (to cause to dry), from Proto-Indo-European *torséyeti, from the root *ters- (dry). The Proto-Germanic *þarzijaną would originally have been a causative of the class 3 strong verb *þersaną, of which there is no known descendant in Old Norse.

Verb

þerra (singular past indicative þerði, plural past indicative þerðu, past participle þerðr)

  1. (transitive, with accusative) to make, cause to dry
    Synonym: þurka
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Descendants
  • Icelandic: þerra
  • Norwegian: terra, terre

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