þróndr

Old Norse

Etymology

From the present participle of þróask (“to grow”), from the reflexive form of Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną. A proposed Proto-Norse ancestor is *þrōwandiʀ (< Proto-Germanic *þrōwōną + *-ndz), cf. Old English Þrowendas pl. A similar construction is found in bóndi (“farmer”) from búa (“to reside”), and frændi (“friend”) from frjá (“to love”).

Noun

þróndr m (plural þrǿndr or þrǿndir)

  1. a person from the region Trøndelag in Norway
Derived terms
Descendants

From plural þrǿndr or þrǿndir:

  • Icelandic: þrændir
  • ⇒ Faroese: Tróndaløg
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trønder
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trønder
  • Swedish: trönder
  • Danish: trønder, trønd
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