þý

See also: þy, thy, thŷ, Thy, and THY

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þiwī, feminine equivalent of *þewaz (“servant”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌸𐌹𐍅𐌹 (þiwi).

Noun

þý f (genitive þýjar, dative þýju, plural þýjar)

  1. bondmaid, bondwoman

Declension
  Declension of þý (strong jō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative þý þýin þýjar þýjarnar
accusative þý þýna þýjar þýjarnar
dative þýju þýjunni þýjum þýjunum
genitive þýjar þýjarinnar þýja þýjanna

Derived terms
  • þýborinn (“born of a bondwoman”)

References
  • þý in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
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