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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Norse ᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ (þewaʀ, “servant, retainer”), from Proto-Germanic *þewaz. Cognate with Old English þēow (“slave, servant”).
Noun
-þér m (genitive -þés)
- (only in name-compounds) servant, retainer
Derived terms