-þér

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ (þewaʀ, “servant, retainer”), from Proto-Germanic *þewaz. Cognate with Old English þēow (“slave, servant”).

Noun

-þér m (genitive -þés)

1. (only in name-compounds) servant, retainer

Derived terms

• Eggþér, Egðir
• Hamðir
• Hjalmþér, Hjálmþér