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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Norse *ᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (*þeubaʀ) (attested in ᛗᚨᚱᛁᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ (mariþeubaʀ)), from Proto-Germanic *þeubaz.
Pronunciation
- (9th century West Norse) IPA(key): /θe͜oːβɹ̝/
- (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /θjoːvr̩/
Noun
þjófr m (genitive þjófs, plural þjófar)
- thief
Declension
Declension of þjófr (strong a-stem)
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