þróndr
Old Norse
Etymology
From the present participle of þróask (“to grow”), from the reflexive form of Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną. A proposed Proto-Norse ancestor is *þrōwandiʀ (< Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną + *-ndz), cf. Old English Þrowendas pl. A similar construction is found in bóndi (“farmer”) from búa (“to reside”), and frændi (“friend”) from frjá (“to love”).
Noun
þróndr m (plural þrǿndr or þrǿndir)
- a person from the region Trøndelag in Norway
Derived terms
- Þróndr
- Þróndheimr
- Þrǿndalǫg
Descendants
From plural þrǿndr or þrǿndir:
- Icelandic: þrændir
- ⇒ Faroese: Tróndaløg
- Norwegian Nynorsk: trønder
- Norwegian Bokmål: trønder
- Swedish: trönder
- Danish: trønder, trønd