strákur
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse strákr (“vagrant, vagabond, tramp, hobo”),[1] with semantic shift "wandering fellow" > "boy".
Pronunciation
Noun
strákur m (genitive singular stráks, nominative plural strákar)
- boy (male child)
Usage notes
Declension
Derived terms
- sitja á strák sínum (“to hold oneself in check”)
References
- ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “strákr”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 552
Further reading
- “strákur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)