þrár

See also: Þrár, trar, trär, trår, and trær

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θrauːr/
  • Rhymes: -auːr

Etymology 1

    From Old Norse þrár, from Proto-Germanic *þrawaz.

    Adjective

    þrár (comparative þrárri, superlative þráastur)

    1. stubborn, obstinate, dogged
      Synonyms: þrjóskur, stífur, harðákveðinn
    Declension
    Positive forms of þrár
    strong declension
    (indefinite)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative þrár þrá þrátt
    accusative þráan þráa
    dative þráum þrárri þráu
    genitive þrás þrárrar þrás
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative þráir þráar þrá
    accusative þráa
    dative þráum
    genitive þrárra
    weak declension
    (definite)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative þrái þráa þráa
    acc/dat/gen þráa þráu
    plural (all-case) þráu
    Comparative forms of þrár
    weak declension
    (definite)
    masculine feminine neuter
    singular (all-case) þrárri þrárri þrárra
    plural (all-case) þrárri
    Superlative forms of þrár
    strong declension
    (indefinite)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative þráastur þráust þráast
    accusative þráastan þráasta
    dative þráustum þráastri þráustu
    genitive þráasts þráastrar þráasts
    plural masculine feminine neuter
    nominative þráastir þráastar þráust
    accusative þráasta
    dative þráustum
    genitive þráastra
    weak declension
    (definite)
    singular masculine feminine neuter
    nominative þráasti þráasta þráasta
    acc/dat/gen þráasta þráustu
    plural (all-case) þráustu

    Etymology 2

      From Old Norse þrár, from Proto-Germanic *þranhaz.

      Adjective

      þrár (comparative þrárri, superlative þráastur)

      1. rancid, rank
        Synonyms: þráinn, rammur, þræsinn
      Declension
      Positive forms of þrár
      strong declension
      (indefinite)
      singular masculine feminine neuter
      nominative þrár þrá þrátt
      accusative þráan þráa
      dative þráum þrárri þráu
      genitive þrás þrárrar þrás
      plural masculine feminine neuter
      nominative þráir þráar þrá
      accusative þráa
      dative þráum
      genitive þrárra
      weak declension
      (definite)
      singular masculine feminine neuter
      nominative þrái þráa þráa
      acc/dat/gen þráa þráu
      plural (all-case) þráu
      Comparative forms of þrár
      weak declension
      (definite)
      masculine feminine neuter
      singular (all-case) þrárri þrárri þrárra
      plural (all-case) þrárri
      Superlative forms of þrár
      strong declension
      (indefinite)
      singular masculine feminine neuter
      nominative þráastur þráust þráast
      accusative þráastan þráasta
      dative þráustum þráastri þráustu
      genitive þráasts þráastrar þráasts
      plural masculine feminine neuter
      nominative þráastir þráastar þráust
      accusative þráasta
      dative þráustum
      genitive þráastra
      weak declension
      (definite)
      singular masculine feminine neuter
      nominative þráasti þráasta þráasta
      acc/dat/gen þráasta þráustu
      plural (all-case) þráustu

      Old Norse

      Etymology 1

      From Proto-Germanic *þrawaz.

      Adjective

      þrár (feminine þrá, neuter þrátt)

      1. stubborn, obstinate
      Declension
      Strong declension of þrár
      singular masculine feminine neuter
      nominative þrár þrá þrátt
      accusative þrán þrá þrátt
      dative þrám þrárri þrá
      genitive þrás þrárrar þrás
      plural masculine feminine neuter
      nominative þráir þrár þrá
      accusative þrá þrár þrá
      dative þrám þrám þrám
      genitive þrárra þrárra þrárra
      Weak declension of þrár
      singular masculine feminine neuter
      nominative þrái þrá þrá
      accusative þrá þrá þrá
      dative þrá þrá þrá
      genitive þrá þrá þrá
      plural masculine feminine neuter
      nominative þrá þrá þrá
      accusative þrá þrá þrá
      dative þrám þrám þrám
      genitive þrá þrá þrá
      Descendants
      • Icelandic: þrár
      • Norwegian Bokmål: trå
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: trå

      Etymology 2

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Noun

      þrár

      1. genitive singular indefinite of þrá f
      2. nominative/accusative plural indefinite of þrá f

      Etymology 3

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

      þrár

      1. second/third-person singular present indicative active of þrá

      Etymology 4

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Noun

      þrár

      1. nominative plural indefinite of þrái m

      Further reading

      • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “þrár”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 515; also available at the Internet Archive