þurr

See also: turr and yurr

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þurr, from Proto-Germanic *þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European *ters-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θʏrː/

  Rhymes: -ʏrː

Adjective

þurr (comparative þurrari, superlative þurrastur)

1. dry; without liquid
2. (informal) dry, alcohol-free; without alcohol

   Þetta var þurr helgi.

   It was an alcohol-free weekend.

Declension

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þurr	þurr	þurrt
	accusative	þurran	þurra
	dative	þurrum	þurri	þurru
	genitive	þurrs	þurrar	þurrs
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þurrir	þurrar	þurr
	accusative	þurra
	dative	þurrum
	genitive	þurra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þurri	þurra	þurra
	acc/dat/gen	þurra	þurru
	plural (all-case)	þurru

positive forms of þurr

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	þurrari	þurrari	þurrara
	plural (all-case)	þurrari

comparative forms of þurr

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þurrastur	þurrust	þurrast
	accusative	þurrastan	þurrasta
	dative	þurrustum	þurrastri	þurrustu
	genitive	þurrasts	þurrastrar	þurrasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þurrastir	þurrastar	þurrust
	accusative	þurrasta
	dative	þurrustum
	genitive	þurrastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	þurrasti	þurrasta	þurrasta
	acc/dat/gen	þurrasta	þurrustu
	plural (all-case)	þurrustu

superlative forms of þurr

Derived terms

• þurr á manninn (“brusque”)
• upp úr þurru (“suddenly, out of nothing, unprovoked”)

Related terms

• þurrka

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “þurr”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Old Norse

Alternative forms

• þyrr (Trønder dialect of Old Norwegian)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þursuz, from Proto-Indo-European *térsus, from the root *ters- (“dry”).

Adjective

þurr (comparative þurrari, superlative þurrastr)

1. dry

Declension

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þurr	þurr	þurt
accusative	þurran	þurra	þurt
dative	þurrum	þurri	þurru
genitive	þurs	þurrar	þurs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þurrir	þurrar	þurr
accusative	þurra	þurrar	þurr
dative	þurrum	þurrum	þurrum
genitive	þurra	þurra	þurra

    Strong declension of þurr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þurri	þurra	þurra
accusative	þurra	þurru	þurra
dative	þurra	þurru	þurra
genitive	þurra	þurru	þurra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þurru	þurru	þurru
accusative	þurru	þurru	þurru
dative	þurrum	þurrum	þurrum
genitive	þurru	þurru	þurru

    Weak declension of þurr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þurrari	þurrari	þurrara
accusative	þurrara	þurrari	þurrara
dative	þurrara	þurrari	þurrara
genitive	þurrara	þurrari	þurrara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þurrari	þurrari	þurrari
accusative	þurrari	þurrari	þurrari
dative	þurrurum	þurrurum	þurrurum
genitive	þurrari	þurrari	þurrari

    Declension of comparative of þurr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þurrastr	þurrust	þurrast
accusative	þurrastan	þurrasta	þurrast
dative	þurrustum	þurrastri	þurrustu
genitive	þurrasts	þurrastrar	þurrasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þurrastir	þurrastar	þurrust
accusative	þurrasta	þurrastar	þurrust
dative	þurrustum	þurrustum	þurrustum
genitive	þurrastra	þurrastra	þurrastra

    Strong declension of superlative of þurr

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þurrasti	þurrasta	þurrasta
accusative	þurrasta	þurrustu	þurrasta
dative	þurrasta	þurrustu	þurrasta
genitive	þurrasta	þurrustu	þurrasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	þurrustu	þurrustu	þurrustu
accusative	þurrustu	þurrustu	þurrustu
dative	þurrustum	þurrustum	þurrustum
genitive	þurrustu	þurrustu	þurrustu

    Weak declension of superlative of þurr

Derived terms

• þurrafrost n (“dry frost”)
• þurrfasta (“to fast on fish and vegetable food”)
• þurrfasta f (“fasting on fish and vegetable food”)
• þurrfjallr (“dry-skinned; in dry clothes”)
• þurrfœtis (“without wetting the feet”, adverb)
• þurrleikr m (“dryness”)
• þurrlendi n (“dry land”)
• þurrlendr (“with dry soil”)
• þurrligr (“dry”)
• þurrlyndi n (“dryness, surliness”)
• þurrviðri n (“dry weather”)

 

Related terms

• þerra (“to dry, make dry”)
• þorna (“to dry out”)
• þorskr m (“codfish”)
• þorsti m (“thirst”)
• þurka (“to dry out”)
• þyrstr (“thirsty”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: þurr
• Faroese: turrur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: turr, tørr
• Norwegian Bokmål: tørr
• Old Swedish: þør, þor
  • Swedish: torr
• Old Danish: thur, thiur, thyr
  • Danish: tør

References

• þurr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
• M. Hægstad (1899) Gamalt trøndermaal : upplysningar um maalet i Trøndelag fyrr 1350 og ei utgreiding um vokalverket, page 1</ref>