dýrr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *diurijaz, whence also Old English dīere (English dear), Old High German tiuri.

Pronunciation

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  • (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈdyːrː/

Adjective

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dýrr (comparative dýrri, superlative dýrstr)

  1. dear, valuable

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Danish: dyr
  • Faroese: dýrur
  • Icelandic: dýr
  • Norwegian: dyr
  • Old Swedish: dyr

References

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  • "dýrr", Geir T. Zoëga (1910), A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford at the Claredon Press, page 100