þorn – Old Norse noun declension

Old Norse noun forms of þorn

Noun: þorn
Gender: m

Nominative

Sg. Indef.þorn
Sg. Def.þorninn
Pl. Indef.þornar
Pl. Def.þornarnir

Genitive

Sg. Indef.þorns
Sg. Def.þornsins
Pl. Indef.þorna
Pl. Def.þornanna

Dative

Sg. Indef.þorni
Sg. Def.þorninum
Pl. Indef.þornum
Pl. Def.þornunum

Accusative

Sg. Indef.þorn
Sg. Def.þorninn
Pl. Indef.þorna
Pl. Def.þornana

Sample Sentences

  • þornar ok þistlar (thorns and thistles)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, whence also Old English þorn. From Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós from *(s)ter- (“stiff”). See: Old English Nouns 'þorn'.

Verbs referencing "þorn"

Danish Nouns torn, Faroese Nouns torn, Norwegian Bokmål Nouns torn, Norwegian Nynorsk Nouns torn, Old English Nouns þorn, Icelandic Nouns þyrnir, Swedish Nouns törne.

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