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Etymology edit

From Old Norse trjóna

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trjóna f (genitive singular trjónu, nominative plural trjónur)

  1. an animal's snout
  2. (nautical) a ship's trow

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Old Norse edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *treunǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *der- (to split, separate, flay), see also English tear.[1]

Noun edit

trjóna f (genitive trjónu)

  1. (anatomy) snout

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  • Icelandic: trjóna

References edit

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “206-11”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 206-11