þý
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *þiwī, feminine equivalent of *þewaz (“servant”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌹 (þiwi).
Noun edit
þý f (genitive þýjar, dative þýju, plural þýjar)
Declension edit
Declension of þý (strong jō-stem)
Derived terms edit
- þýborinn (“born of a bondwoman”)
Related terms edit
- þjá (“to enslave”)
References edit
- þý in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.