napur
IcelandicEdit
EtymologyEdit
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”). Confer the Old Norse apr (“cold, sharp”) and nöp (“chilliness”).
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -aːpʏr
AdjectiveEdit
napur (comparative naprari or napurri, superlative naprastur)
SynonymsEdit
- (cold): kaldur
- (bitterly sarcastic): bituryrtur