napur
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse napr (“cold, chilly; of a piercing cold wind”) whence the Old Norse nepja (“chilliness, bitter cold”) and Icelandic nepja (“bitter cold, chill”). Compare the Old Norse apr (“cold, sharp”) and nöp (“chilliness”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -aːpʏr
Adjective edit
napur (comparative naprari or napurri, superlative naprastur)
Synonyms edit
- (cold): kaldur
- (bitterly sarcastic): bituryrtur