úrr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚢᚱᛁᛉ (*uriʀ) or *ᚢᚱᚨᛉ (*uraʀ)?, from a Proto-Germanic *ūraz/*ūruz.

Noun

úrr m

  1. aurochs, Bos primigenius (extinct European mammal)

Declension

Declension of úrr (strong i-stem, s and ar-genitives)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative úrr úrrinn úrir, úrar úrirnir, úrarnir
accusative úr úrinn úri úrina
dative úr úrinum úrum úrunum
genitive úrar, úrs úrarins, úrsins úri, úra úrina, úrana

Descendants

  • Old Danish: ur, uhr
    • Danish: ur; (Early Modern Danish) uhr, ur
  • Old Swedish: ur, uhr
    • Swedish: ur; (Early Modern Swedish) uhr, vhr, whr, ur, vr, wr
      • ⇒ Swedish: (dialectal) ure m (“angry bull”)
      • ⇒ Swedish: urnöt, uroxe (“aurochs”)
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