Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *þeuraz, from Proto-Indo-European *táwros, whence also Latin taurus, Ancient Greek ταῦρος (taûros), Old Irish tarb ( > Old Norse tarfr).

Noun edit

þjórr m

  1. bull

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Icelandic: þjór
  • Faroese: tjórur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tjor
  • Old Swedish: þiūr
  • Old Danish: thiūr
    • Danish: tyr
      • Norwegian:
        • Norwegian Bokmål: tyr
        • Norwegian Nynorsk: tyr
  • Gutnish: tjur
  • Scanian: týr