þý

See also: þy, thy, thŷ, Thy, and THY

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þiwī, feminine equivalent of *þewaz (“servant”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌹 (þiwi).

Noun

þý f (genitive þýjar, dative þýju, plural þýjar)

1. bondmaid, bondwoman

Declension

Declension of þý (strong jō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þý	þýin	þýjar	þýjarnar
accusative	þý	þýna	þýjar	þýjarnar
dative	þýju	þýjunni	þýjum	þýjunum
genitive	þýjar	þýjarinnar	þýja	þýjanna

Derived terms

• þýborinn (“born of a bondwoman”)

Related terms

• þjá (“to enslave”)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þý”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 523; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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