tjøru

See also: tjöru and tjǫru

Faroese

Noun

tjøru

1. accusative singular indefinite of tjøra f
2. dative singular indefinite of tjøra f
3. genitive singular indefinite of tjøra f

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tjøru f (plural tjøro)

1. (dialectal or nonstandard since 1917) alternative form of tjøre (“tar”)
   • 1930, Kjetil A. Flatin, Tussar og trolldom, Oslo: Norsk folkeminnelag, page 80:

     I mange mannsaldrar etter var det synleg der tjøro hadde runni.

     For many ages, it was visible where the tar had run.

   • 1979, Hans Hyldbakk, Gamalt frå Surnadal, Surnadal kommune, page 194:

     Tølløv vart vars ei stor bøtte med tjøru, som stod bortmed skålaråa. Han tok bøtta og kvelvde ho nedover hauvet på karen, berre så tjørua rann nedover kroppen.

     Tølløv noticed big bucket of tar by the [creek]. He took the bucket and turned it over the man's head, so that the tar ran down his body.

Usage notes

• Definite singular tjøro, belongs to a paradigm of the scarcely used spelling norm Midlandsnormalen (1901-1917).