þys

See also: thys and -yys

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse þyss (“uproar, tumult”), from Proto-Germanic *þusiz, related to Proto-Germanic *þausōną (“to surge, roar, flow”), from the same source as *þeutaną (“to roar, howl”). Related to German tosen (“to roar, rage”), Old English þys (“tempest, storm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /θɪːs/

  Rhymes: -ɪːs

Noun

þys m (genitive singular þyss, no plural)

1. din, rumpus

See also

• ys

Middle English

Alternative forms

• thys

Etymology 1

Determiner

þys

1. Alternative form of þis (“this”)

Pronoun

þys

1. Alternative form of þis (“this”)

Adverb

þys

1. Alternative form of þis (“this”)

Etymology 2

Determiner

þys

1. Alternative form of þes (“these”)

Pronoun

þys

1. Alternative form of þes (“these”)

Old English

Determiner

þȳs

1. instrumental masculine/neuter singular of þes

Pronoun

þȳs

1. instrumental masculine/neuter singular of þes