dýrð
See also: dýrd
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse dýrð, from Proto-Germanic *diuriþō. Cognates include Faroese dýrd and Swedish dyrd.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dýrð f (genitive singular dýrðar, nominative plural dýrðir)
Declension edit
declension of dýrð
Related terms edit
- dýr (“expensive”)
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *diuriþō. Equivalent to dýrr (“dear, valuable”) + -ð (“abstract noun suffix”).
Noun edit
dýrð
- glory
- 1200s, Old Norwegian Homily Book (AM 619 4to.), Luke 2:14
- Dyrð sé guði á himnum, ok á jörðu friðr mönnum, er gott vilja.
- Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men of good will.
- 1200s, Old Norwegian Homily Book (AM 619 4to.), Luke 2:14
Declension edit
Declension of dýrð (strong i-stem)
Related terms edit
- dýrr (“dear, valuable”)
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: dýrð
- Faroese: dýrd
- Swedish: dyrd
- Old Gutnish: dyrþ
- ⇒ Norwegian Nynorsk: dyrdestein