-þér

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Norse ᚦᛖᚹᚨᛉ (þewaʀ, servant, retainer), from Proto-Germanic *þewaz. Cognate with Old English þēow (slave, servant).

Noun[edit]

-þér m (genitive -þés)

  1. (only in name-compounds) servant, retainer

Derived terms[edit]