snoru
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
snòru f (definite singular snòro, indefinite plural snòrur, definite plural snòrune)
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *snuʀu, from Proto-Germanic *snuzō (“daughter-in-law”), from Proto-Indo-European *snusós (“daughter-in-law”). Cognate with Old Frisian snore, Middle Dutch snare, Old High German snur, Old Norse snor. The Indo-European root is also the source of Sanskrit स्नुषा (snuṣā́), Ancient Greek νυός (nuós), Latin nurus, Proto-Slavic *snъxa (Russian сноха́ (snoxá)), Albanian nuse.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
snoru f
- daughter-in-law
- 1874, W. Skeat, The Gospel according to Saint Luke, 12:53:
- Swegr on hyre snore: and snoru on hyre swegere.
- The mother in law against her daughter-in-law, and the daughter-in-law against her mother in law.
Declension edit
Declension of snoru (strong ō-stem)
Descendants edit
- Middle English: snore