þrái

See also: tråi and Appendix:Variations of "trai"

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθrauːɪ/
• Rhymes: -auːɪ

Noun

þrái m (genitive singular þráa, no plural)

1. stubbornness, obstinacy

   Synonyms: stífni, þrjóska

Declension

Declension of þrái (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	þrái	þráinn
accusative	þráa	þráann
dative	þráa	þráanum
genitive	þráa	þráans

Related terms

• þrár (“stubborn”)

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From the adjective þrár (“stubborn, obstinate”).

Noun

þrái m (genitive þrá)

1. obstinacy

Declension

Declension of þrái (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þrái	þráinn	þrár	þrárnir
accusative	þrá	þráinn	þrá	þrána
dative	þrá	þránum	þrám	þránum
genitive	þrá	þráins	þrá	þránna

Descendants

• Icelandic: þrái
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tråe

Adjective

þrái

1. weak masculine nominative singular of þrár

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

þrái

1. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive active of þrá

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

þrái

1. dative singular indefinite of þrá n

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “þrái”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 515; also available at the Internet Archive