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)

bondmaid, bondwoman

Declension

Declension of þý (strong jō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	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”)

Related terms

þjá (“to enslave”)

References

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

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