dýrð

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See also: dýrd

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse dýrð, from Proto-Germanic *diuriþō. Cognates include Faroese dýrd and Swedish dyrd.

Pronunciation

Noun

dýrð f (genitive singular dýrðar, nominative plural dýrðir)

  1. glory, splendor

Declension

    Declension of dýrð
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dýrð dýrðin dýrðir dýrðirnar
accusative dýrð dýrðina dýrðir dýrðirnar
dative dýrð dýrðinni dýrðum dýrðunum
genitive dýrðar dýrðarinnar dýrða dýrðanna
  • dýr (“expensive”)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *diuriþō. Equivalent to dýrr (“dear, valuable”) + -ð (“abstract noun suffix”).

Noun

dýrð

  1. glory
    • 1200s, Old Norwegian Homily Book (AM 619 4to.), Luke 2:14
      Dyrð sé guði á himnum, ok á jörðu friðr mönnum, er gott vilja.
      Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will.

Declension

  Declension of dýrð (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative dýrð dýrðin dýrðir dýrðirnar
accusative dýrð dýrðina dýrðir dýrðirnar
dative dýrð dýrðinni dýrðum dýrðunum
genitive dýrðar dýrðarinnar dýrða dýrðanna
  • dýrr (“dear, valuable”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: dýrð
  • Faroese: dýrd
  • Swedish: dyrd
  • Old Gutnish: dyrþ
  • ⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: dyrdestein
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