diūʀ

Old Norse

Alternative forms

dýr — West Norse
dȳʀ (ʀ-umlaut)
ᛏᛁᚢᛦ (tiuʀ) (runic)

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ (*deuʀa), from Proto-Germanic *deuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewsóm.

Noun

diūʀ n (genitive diūʀs, plural diūʀ) (Old East Norse)

animal

Declension

Declension of diūʀ (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
neuter	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	diūʀ	diūʀit	diūʀ	diūʀin
accusative	diūʀ	diūʀit	diūʀ	diūʀin
dative	diūʀi	diūʀinu	diūʀum	diūʀumin
genitive	diūʀs	diūʀsins	diūʀa	diūʀanna

Descendants

Old Swedish: diūr, ᚦᛁᚢᚱ
- Swedish: djur
Old Danish: diūr
- Danish: dyr

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