þjófr

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Old Norse

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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)

  1. thief

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