þremjar
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From a tentative Proto-Germanic *þramjō, from Proto-Germanic *þramuz (“edge, border”). Possibly related to Latin framea (“spear”), attested in Germania by Tacitus as the native Germanic term for spear.
Noun edit
þremjar f pl
- (poetic) the edge of a sword
- þremja linnr
- the snake of the þremjar [SWORD]
- (poetic, by extension) the sword itself
- þremja storm
- the storm of swords [BATTLE]
Declension edit
Declension of þremjar, (strong jō-stem, plural only)
| feminine | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | þremjar | þremjarnar |
| accusative | þremjar | þremjarnar |
| dative | þremjum | þremjunum |
| genitive | þremja | þremjanna |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: þremjar
References edit
- “þremjar” in: Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)