napur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse napr (“cold, chilly; of a piercing cold wind”) whence the Old Norse nepja (“chilliness, bitter cold”) and Icelandic nepja (“bitter cold, chill”). Confer the Old Norse apr (“cold, sharp”) and nöp (“chilliness”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːpʏr
Adjective
napur (comparative naprari or napurri, superlative naprastur)
- biting cold syn.
- sarcastic, bitter syn.
Synonyms
- (cold): def. kaldur
- (bitterly sarcastic): def. bituryrtur
Related terms
- nepja
- nöp