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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse þurr, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.
Pronunciation
Adjective
þurr (comparative þurrari, superlative þurrastur)
- dry; without liquid
- (informal) dry, alcohol-free; without alcohol
Þetta var þurr helgi.- It was an alcohol-free weekend.
Inflection
positive (strong declension)
positive (weak declension)
superlative (strong declension)
superlative (weak declension)
Derived terms
Old Norse
- þyrr (Trønder dialect of Old Norwegian)
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European *térsus, from the root *ters- (“dry”).
Adjective
þurr (comparative þurrari, superlative þurrastr)
- dry
Declension
Strong declension of þurr
Declension of comparative of þurr
Strong declension of superlative of þurr
Weak declension of superlative of þurr
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- þurr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
- M. Hægstad (1899) Gamalt trøndermaal : upplysningar um maalet i Trøndelag fyrr 1350 og ei utgreiding um vokalverket, page 1</ref>