þinurr

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Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

þinurr m (genitive þinurs, plural þinrar)

a kind of resinous fir tree
(figuratively) a bow
Synonym: bogi
= þinull

Declension

Declension of þinurr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
masculine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þinurr	þinurrinn	þinrar	þinrarnir
accusative	þinur	þinurinn	þinra	þinrana
dative	þinri	þinrinum	þinrum	þinrunum
genitive	þinurs	þinursins	þinra	þinranna

Descendants

Icelandic: þinur
Norwegian Nynorsk: tenar, tennar, tinar

References

J.Fritzners ordbok over Det gamle norske sprog, dvs. norrøn ordbok ("J.Fritnzer's dictionary of the old Norwegian language, i.e. Old Norse dictionary"), on þinurr.
þinurr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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