"þorn" meaning in Old Norse

See þorn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, whence also Old English þorn. From Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós from *(s)ter- (“stiff”). Etymology templates: {{inh|non|gem-pro|*þurnuz}} Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, {{cog|ang|þorn}} Old English þorn, {{inh|non|ine-pro|*tr̥nós}} Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=m|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} þorn m, {{non-noun|m|þorns|þornar}} þorn m (genitive þorns, plural þornar) Inflection templates: {{non-decl-m-a|þorn|ns=þorn}}, {{non-decl-blank-full|apd=þornana|api=þorna|asd=þorninn|asi=þorn|dpd=þornunum|dpi=þornum|dsd=þorninum|dsi=þorni|g=masculine|gpd=þornanna|gpi=þorna|gsd=þornsins|gsi=þorns|notes=|npd=þornarnir|npi=þornar|nsd=þorninn|nsi=þorn|stem=strong a-stem|title=þorn}}, {{non-decl-cell|þorn|nsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|þorninn|nsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|þornar|npi}}, {{non-decl-cell|þornarnir|npd}}, {{non-decl-cell|þorn|asi}}, {{non-decl-cell|þorninn|asd}}, {{non-decl-cell|þorna|api}}, {{non-decl-cell|þornana|apd}}, {{non-decl-cell|þorni|dsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|þorninum|dsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|þornum|dpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|þornunum|dpd}}, {{non-decl-cell|þorns|gsi}}, {{non-decl-cell|þornsins|gsd}}, {{non-decl-cell|þorna|gpi}}, {{non-decl-cell|þornanna|gpd}} Forms: þorns [genitive], þornar [plural], strong [table-tags], þorn [indefinite, nominative, singular], þorninn [definite, nominative, singular], þornar [indefinite, nominative, plural], þornarnir [definite, nominative, plural], þorn [accusative, indefinite, singular], þorninn [accusative, definite, singular], þorna [accusative, indefinite, plural], þornana [accusative, definite, plural], þorni [dative, indefinite, singular], þorninum [dative, definite, singular], þornum [dative, indefinite, plural], þornunum [dative, definite, plural], þorns [genitive, indefinite, singular], þornsins [definite, genitive, singular], þorna [genitive, indefinite, plural], þornanna [definite, genitive, plural]
  1. (botany) thorn (= þyrnir m) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-þorn-non-noun-~7sKnUiy Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  2. spike, esp. the tongue of a buckle, pin of a brooch Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-þorn-non-noun-cA2z6Gdx
  3. The letter Þ, þ Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-þorn-non-noun-~2VDy44g
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: þorngjǫrð (english: crown of thorns) [feminine], þornrunnr (english: thorn-bush) [masculine]

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "crown of thorns",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "þorngjǫrð"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "thorn-bush",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "þornrunnr"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "þorn"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: þorn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: þorn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "torn"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: torn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: torn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "þorn"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Swedish: þorn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: þorn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "torn"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: torn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: torn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "torn"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian: torn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian: torn"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "torn"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: torn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: torn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*þurnuz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *þurnuz",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "þorn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English þorn",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*tr̥nós"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *þurnuz, whence also Old English þorn. From Proto-Indo-European *tr̥nós from *(s)ter- (“stiff”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "þorns",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þornar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "non-decl-m-a",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þorn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þorninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þornar",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þornarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þorn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þorninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þorna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þornana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þorni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þorninum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þornum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þornunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þorns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þornsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þorna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þornanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "g": "m",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "þorn m",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "þorns",
        "3": "þornar"
      },
      "expansion": "þorn m (genitive þorns, plural þornar)",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorn",
        "ns": "þorn"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-m-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "þornana",
        "api": "þorna",
        "asd": "þorninn",
        "asi": "þorn",
        "dpd": "þornunum",
        "dpi": "þornum",
        "dsd": "þorninum",
        "dsi": "þorni",
        "g": "masculine",
        "gpd": "þornanna",
        "gpi": "þorna",
        "gsd": "þornsins",
        "gsi": "þorns",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "þornarnir",
        "npi": "þornar",
        "nsd": "þorninn",
        "nsi": "þorn",
        "stem": "strong a-stem",
        "title": "þorn"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorn",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorninn",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þornar",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þornarnir",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorn",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorninn",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorna",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þornana",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorni",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorninum",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þornum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þornunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorns",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þornsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorna",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þornanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "non",
          "name": "Botany",
          "orig": "non:Botany",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thorn (= þyrnir m)"
      ],
      "id": "en-þorn-non-noun-~7sKnUiy",
      "links": [
        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "thorn",
          "thorn"
        ],
        [
          "þyrnir",
          "þyrnir#Old_Norse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) thorn (= þyrnir m)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "thorns and thistles",
          "text": "þornar ok þistlar",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spike, esp. the tongue of a buckle, pin of a brooch"
      ],
      "id": "en-þorn-non-noun-cA2z6Gdx",
      "links": [
        [
          "spike",
          "spike"
        ],
        [
          "tongue",
          "tongue"
        ],
        [
          "buckle",
          "buckle"
        ],
        [
          "pin",
          "pin"
        ],
        [
          "brooch",
          "brooch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The letter Þ, þ"
      ],
      "id": "en-þorn-non-noun-~2VDy44g",
      "links": [
        [
          "Þ",
          "Þ"
        ],
        [
          "þ",
          "þ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "þorn"
}
{
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    "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Norse lemmas",
    "Old Norse masculine a-stem nouns",
    "Old Norse masculine nouns",
    "Old Norse nouns",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Old Norse terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "crown of thorns",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "þorngjǫrð"
    },
    {
      "english": "thorn-bush",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "þornrunnr"
    }
  ],
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          "args": {
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            "2": "þorn"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: þorn"
    },
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      ],
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    },
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            "1": "gmq-osw",
            "2": "þorn"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Swedish: þorn"
    },
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            "2": "torn"
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian: torn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "da",
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          "expansion": "Danish: torn",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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    },
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      "form": "þornar",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "þornarnir",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þorn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "þorninn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þorna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þornana",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þorni",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þorninum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þornum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þornunum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þorns",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þornsins",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þorna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "þornanna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "þorns",
        "3": "þornar"
      },
      "expansion": "þorn m (genitive þorns, plural þornar)",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorn",
        "ns": "þorn"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-m-a"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "apd": "þornana",
        "api": "þorna",
        "asd": "þorninn",
        "asi": "þorn",
        "dpd": "þornunum",
        "dpi": "þornum",
        "dsd": "þorninum",
        "dsi": "þorni",
        "g": "masculine",
        "gpd": "þornanna",
        "gpi": "þorna",
        "gsd": "þornsins",
        "gsi": "þorns",
        "notes": "",
        "npd": "þornarnir",
        "npi": "þornar",
        "nsd": "þorninn",
        "nsi": "þorn",
        "stem": "strong a-stem",
        "title": "þorn"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-blank-full"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorn",
        "2": "nsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorninn",
        "2": "nsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þornar",
        "2": "npi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þornarnir",
        "2": "npd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorn",
        "2": "asi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorninn",
        "2": "asd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorna",
        "2": "api"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þornana",
        "2": "apd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorni",
        "2": "dsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorninum",
        "2": "dsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þornum",
        "2": "dpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þornunum",
        "2": "dpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorns",
        "2": "gsi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þornsins",
        "2": "gsd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þorna",
        "2": "gpi"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "þornanna",
        "2": "gpd"
      },
      "name": "non-decl-cell"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "non:Botany"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thorn (= þyrnir m)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "botany",
          "botany"
        ],
        [
          "thorn",
          "thorn"
        ],
        [
          "þyrnir",
          "þyrnir#Old_Norse"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(botany) thorn (= þyrnir m)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "biology",
        "botany",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "thorns and thistles",
          "text": "þornar ok þistlar",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spike, esp. the tongue of a buckle, pin of a brooch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spike",
          "spike"
        ],
        [
          "tongue",
          "tongue"
        ],
        [
          "buckle",
          "buckle"
        ],
        [
          "pin",
          "pin"
        ],
        [
          "brooch",
          "brooch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "The letter Þ, þ"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Þ",
          "Þ"
        ],
        [
          "þ",
          "þ"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "þorn"
}

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