þunnr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þunnuz, whence also Old English þynne. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ténh₂us.

Adjective

þunnr

  1. thin
    Antonym: þykkr

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: þunnur
  • Faroese: tunnur
  • Norwegian:
    Norwegian Bokmål: tynn
    Norwegian Nynorsk: tynn
  • Elfdalian: tunn
  • Old Swedish: þunder
  • Old Danish: thun
  • Gutnish: tunnar
  • Scanian: tynðer

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