Tormod
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Norwegian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Old Norse adjective þormóðr (“brave”), or a compound name ("Thor" + "mood", "emotion").
Proper noun
[edit]Tormod
- a male given name
Scottish Gaelic
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the Old Norse adjective þormóðr (“brave”), or a compound name such as Þórmundr.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Lewis) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰaˈɾamət̪/[2]
- (North Uist) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰɔˈɾamat̪/[3]
- (Barra) IPA(key): /ˈt̪ʰɔˈɾɔmɛt̪/[4]
Proper noun
[edit]Tormod m (genitive Thormoid, vocative a Thormoid)
- a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Norman though they are etymologically unrelated
Derived terms
[edit]- Tormod an dà thaobh (“double-dealer”)
Mutation
[edit]| radical | lenition |
|---|---|
| Tormod | Thormod |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
[edit]- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
- ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
- ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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- Norwegian terms derived from Old Norse
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- Norwegian proper nouns
- Norwegian given names
- Norwegian male given names
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- Scottish Gaelic lemmas
- Scottish Gaelic proper nouns
- Scottish Gaelic masculine nouns
- Scottish Gaelic given names
- Scottish Gaelic male given names
- Scottish Gaelic male given names from Old Norse