þora
See also: Þóra and Thora
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔːra
Verb
þora (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þorði, supine þorað)
- to dare
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *þurāną.
Verb
þora (singular past indicative þorði, plural past indicative þorðu, past participle þoraðr)
- to dare, have the courage to do a thing
Conjugation
Conjugation of þora — active (weak class 3)
| infinitive | þora | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | þorandi | |
| past participle | þoraðr | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | þori | þorða |
| 2nd-person singular | þorir | þorðir |
| 3rd-person singular | þorir | þorði |
| 1st-person plural | þorum | þorðum |
| 2nd-person plural | þorið | þorðuð |
| 3rd-person plural | þora | þorðu |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | þora | þørða |
| 2nd-person singular | þorir | þørðir |
| 3rd-person singular | þori | þørði |
| 1st-person plural | þorim | þørðim |
| 2nd-person plural | þorið | þørðið |
| 3rd-person plural | þori | þørði |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | þor | |
| 1st-person plural | þorum | |
| 2nd-person plural | þorið | |
Conjugation of þora — mediopassive (weak class 3)
| infinitive | þorask | |
|---|---|---|
| present participle | þorandisk | |
| past participle | þorazk | |
| indicative | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | þorumk | þorðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | þorisk | þorðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | þorisk | þorðisk |
| 1st-person plural | þorumsk | þorðumsk |
| 2nd-person plural | þorizk | þorðuzk |
| 3rd-person plural | þorask | þorðusk |
| subjunctive | present | past |
| 1st-person singular | þorumk | þørðumk |
| 2nd-person singular | þorisk | þørðisk |
| 3rd-person singular | þorisk | þørðisk |
| 1st-person plural | þorimsk | þørðimsk |
| 2nd-person plural | þorizk | þørðizk |
| 3rd-person plural | þorisk | þørðisk |
| imperative | present | |
| 2nd-person singular | þorsk | |
| 1st-person plural | þorumsk | |
| 2nd-person plural | þorizk | |
Descendants
- Icelandic: þora
- Faroese: tora
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: tore, tørre
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tora, tore
- Westrobothnian: tåras
- Old Swedish: þora
- Swedish: töras, torde
- Scanian: tøra, toras
- Gutnish: tårsa, törsa
References
- þora in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Old Swedish
Alternative forms
- þura, þøra; thoras (deponent verb)
Etymology
From Old Norse þora, of unknown origin.
Verb
þora
- to dare
- (auxiliary) may, can, to be possible
Conjugation
Conjugation of þora (weak)
| present | past | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | þora | — | |||
| participle | þorandi, -e | þor(i)t (ntr.) | |||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | þor, þør | þori, -e | — | þorþi, -e | þorþi, -e |
| þū | þor, þør | þori, -e | þor | þorþi, -e | þorþi, -e |
| han | þor, þør | þori, -e | — | þorþi, -e | þorþi, -e |
| vīr | þorum, -om | þorum, -om | þorum, -om | þorþum, -om | þorþum, -om |
| īr | þorin | þorin | þorin | þorþin | þorþin |
| þēr | þora | þorin | — | þorþu, -om | þorþin |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | — | — | — | — | — |
| þū | — | — | — | — | — |
| han | — | — | — | — | — |
| vīr | — | — | — | — | — |
| īr | — | — | — | — | — |
| þēr | — | — | — | — | — |
Descendants
- Swedish: töras