tírr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *tīraz, from Proto-Indo-European *dey-. Cognate to Old English tīr (“fame; glory; honour”), Old Saxon tīr (“glory, renown”).
Noun
tírr m
- glory, honour
- Antonym: níð
Declension
Declension of tírr (strong i-stem, s and ar-genitives)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | tírr | tírrinn | tírir | tírirnir |
| accusative | tír | tírinn | tíri | tírina |
| dative | tír, tíri | tírinum | tírum | tírunum |
| genitive | tírar, tírs | tírarins, tírsins | tíra | tíranna |
Derived terms
- tírargjarn (“eager for glory”)
- orðstírr (“fame, renown”, literally “word-glory”)
Descendants
- Icelandic: tír
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tir