þróndr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *þrōwendīʀ m pl, from *þrōwōną +‎ *-ndz. Compare Old English Þrōwendas pl. A similar construction is found in bóndi (“farmer”) from búa (“to reside”), and frændi (“friend”) from frjá (“to love”).

Noun

þróndr m (plural þrǿndr or þrǿndir)

1. a person from the region Trøndelag in Norway

Usage notes

• Singular almost entirely unattested.

Declension

Declension of þróndr (strong consonant stem, ar-genitive)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	þróndr	þróndrinn	þrǿndr, þrǿndir	þrǿndr, þrǿndirnir
accusative	þrónd	þróndinn	þrǿndr, þrǿndi	þrǿndr, þrǿndina
dative	þróndi	þróndinum	þróndum, þrǿndum	þróndum, þrǿndunum
genitive	þróndar	þróndarins	þrónda, þrǿnda	þrónda, þrǿndanna

Derived terms

• Þróndr m (personal name)
• Þróndheimr, Þrándheimr m
• Þrǿndalǫg n pl
• þrǿnzkr (“from or relating to the Trønder; throndish”)

Descendants

From plural þrǿndr or þrǿndir:

• Icelandic: Þrændir
• Faroese: trøndur
• Norwegian: trønder, trøndir
  • → Danish: trønder, trønd
    • Norwegian Bokmål: trønder