þyrma

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse þyrma, from Proto-Germanic *þurmijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *ter- (weak, soft, tender), see also Latin termes.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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þyrma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative þyrmdi, supine þyrmt)

  1. to spare, to show mercy

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1070-71”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1070-71

Antonyms

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