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Þrár

Þrár

See also: þrár

Old Norse

Proper noun

Þrár m (genitive Þrás)

  1. (Norse mythology) name of a dwarf

References

  1. Chester Nathan Gould, "Dwarf-Names: A Study in Old Icelandic Religion", in Publications of the Modern Language Association of America, Vol 44 (1929), issue #4

þrár

þrár

See also: Þrár

Icelandic

Adjective

þrár (comparative þrárri, superlative þráastur)

  1. stubborn, obstinate, dogged
Inflection
Synonyms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse þrár, from Proto-Germanic *þranhaz

Adjective

þrár (comparative þrárri, superlative þráastur)

  1. rancid, rank
Inflection
Synonyms
  • (rancid): þráinn, rammur, þræsinn