týr

See also: Týr, tyr, and Tyr

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse týr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʰiːr/
    Rhymes: -iːr
    Homophone: Týr

Noun

týr m (genitive singular týs, nominative plural tívar)

  1. (poetic) god (referring one of the pagan gods)

Declension
declension of týr
týr singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative týr týrinn tívar tívarnir
accusative tý týinn tíva tívana
dative tý týnum tívum tívunum
genitive týs týsins tíva tívanna

Old Norse

Etymology

From earlier runic ᛏᛁᚢᛦ (tiuʀ), from Proto-Germanic *tīwaz (“god”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”). Identical to Týr (“Tyr, Tiw”).

Noun

týr m (genitive týs, plural tívar)

  1. (poetic, Germanic paganism) god

Declension
  Declension of týr (strong wa-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative týr týrinn tívar tívarnir
accusative tý týinn tíva tívana
dative tívi tívinum tívum, tíum tíunum
genitive týs týs tíva tívanna

Derived terms
  • sigtívar (“victory-gods”)
  • Farmatýr (“god of cargoes; Odin”)
  • Valtýr (“god of the slain; Odin”)

Descendants
  • Icelandic: tívar
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tivar
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