þurr

See also: yurr

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þurr, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /θʏrː/
    Rhymes: -ʏrː

Adjective

þurr (comparative þurrari, superlative þurrastur)

  1. dry; without liquid
  2. (informal) dry, alcohol-free; without alcohol
    Þetta var þurr helgi.
    It was an alcohol-free weekend.

Inflection
    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurr þurr þurrt
accusative þurran þurra þurrt
dative þurrum þurri þurru
genitive þurrs þurrar þurrs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrir þurrar þurr
accusative þurra þurrar þurr
dative þurrum þurrum þurrum
genitive þurra þurra þurra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurri þurra þurra
accusative þurra þurru þurra
dative þurra þurru þurra
genitive þurra þurru þurra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurru þurru þurru
accusative þurru þurru þurru
dative þurru þurru þurru
genitive þurru þurru þurru
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrari þurrari þurrara
accusative þurrari þurrari þurrara
dative þurrari þurrari þurrara
genitive þurrari þurrari þurrara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrari þurrari þurrari
accusative þurrari þurrari þurrari
dative þurrari þurrari þurrari
genitive þurrari þurrari þurrari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrastur þurrust þurrast
accusative þurrastan þurrasta þurrast
dative þurrustum þurrastri þurrustu
genitive þurrasts þurrastrar þurrasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrastir þurrastar þurrust
accusative þurrasta þurrastar þurrust
dative þurrustum þurrustum þurrustum
genitive þurrastra þurrastra þurrastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrasti þurrasta þurrasta
accusative þurrasta þurrustu þurrasta
dative þurrasta þurrustu þurrasta
genitive þurrasta þurrustu þurrasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrustu þurrustu þurrustu
accusative þurrustu þurrustu þurrustu
dative þurrustu þurrustu þurrustu
genitive þurrustu þurrustu þurrustu

Derived terms
  • þurr á manninn (brusque)
  • upp úr þurru (suddenly, out of nothing, unprovoked)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European *térsus, from the root *ters- (“dry”).

Adjective

þurr (comparative þurrari, superlative þurrastr)

  1. dry

Declension
    Strong declension of þurr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurr þurr þurrt
accusative þurran þurra þurrt
dative þurrum þurri þurru
genitive þurrs þurrar þurrs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrir þurrar þurr
accusative þurra þurrar þurr
dative þurrum þurrum þurrum
genitive þurra þurra þurra
    Weak declension of þurr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurri þurra þurra
accusative þurra þurru þurra
dative þurra þurru þurra
genitive þurra þurru þurra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurru þurru þurru
accusative þurru þurru þurru
dative þurrum þurrum þurrum
genitive þurru þurru þurru
    Declension of comparative of þurr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrari þurrara þurrara
accusative þurrara þurrari þurrara
dative þurrara þurrari þurrara
genitive þurrara þurrari þurrara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrari þurrari þurrari
accusative þurrari þurrari þurrari
dative þurrurum þurrurum þurrurum
genitive þurrari þurrari þurrari
    Strong declension of superlative of þurr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrastr þurrust þurrast
accusative þurrastan þurrasta þurrast
dative þurrustum þurrastri þurrustu
genitive þurrasts þurrastrar þurrasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrastir þurrastar þurrust
accusative þurrasta þurrastar þurrust
dative þurrustum þurrustum þurrustum
genitive þurrastra þurrastra þurrastra
    Weak declension of superlative of þurr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrasti þurrasta þurrasta
accusative þurrasta þurrustu þurrasta
dative þurrasta þurrustu þurrasta
genitive þurrasta þurrustu þurrasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative þurrustu þurrustu þurrustu
accusative þurrustu þurrustu þurrustu
dative þurrustum þurrustum þurrustum
genitive þurrustu þurrustu þurrustu

Derived terms
  • þurrafrost n (“dry frost”)
  • þurrfasta (“to fast on fish and vegetable food”)
  • þurrfasta f (“fasting on fish and vegetable food”)
  • þurrfjallr (“dry-skinned; in dry clothes”)
  • þurrfœtis (“without wetting the feet”, adverb)
  • þurrleikr m (“dryness”)
  • þurrlendi n (“dry land”)
  • þurrlendr (“with dry soil”)
  • þurrligr (“dry”)
  • þurrlyndi n (“dryness, surliness”)
  • þurrviðri n (“dry weather”)

Descendants

References
  • þurr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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