dyrr

See also: dýrr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *durz (“door”), *duriz (“doors”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer- (“door, gate”).

Noun

dyrr f pl (genitive dura)

1. door, doorway

Declension

  Declension of dyrr, (strong consonant stem, plural only)

feminine	plural
	indefinite	definite
nominative	dyrr	dyrnar
accusative	dyrr	dyrnar
dative	durum, dyrum	durunum, dyrunum
genitive	dura, dyra	duranna, dyranna

Descendants

• Icelandic: dyr pl
• Faroese: dyr pl
• Norn: dør
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: dør
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: dør
• Jamtish: dẃr
• Elfdalian: dörer
• Old Swedish: dyr
  • Swedish: dörr
• Scanian: dør
• Danish: dør
• Gutnish: dur, duri

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “dyrr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

dyrr

1. dry