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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse þunnr, from Proto-Germanic *þunnuz.
Pronunciation
Adjective
þunnur (comparative þynnri, superlative þynnstur)
- (of an object) thin
- Hávamál (English source, Icelandic sourve)
- Inn vari gestur
- er til verðar kemur
- þunnu hljóði þegir,
- eyrum hlýðir,
- en augum skoðar.
- Svo nýsist fróðra hver fyrir.
- The knowing guest
- who goes to the feast,
- In silent attention sits;
- With his ears he hears,
- with his eyes he watches,
- Thus wary are wise men all.
- hung over
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
superlative (strong declension)
superlative (weak declension)
Derived terms