teigr

Old Norse

Noun

teigr m

  1. a distinct portion or plot of land.

Descendants

  • Norwegian Bokmål: teig
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: teig
  • Westrobothnian: täjg

References

  • Leiv Heggstad, Gamalnorsk ordbok med nynorsk tyding (Det Norske Samlaget, 1930)

Welsh

teigr

Etymology

Borrowed from English tiger, from Middle English tygre, in part from Old English tigras (p), in part from Anglo-Norman tigre, both from Latin tigris, from Ancient Greek τίγρις (tígris), from Iranian (compare Avestan 𐬙𐬌𐬔𐬭𐬌‎ (tigri, “arrow”), 𐬙𐬌𐬖𐬭𐬀‎ (tiγra, “pointed”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tei̯ɡr/, [ˈtʰei̯ɡr̩]

Noun

teigr m (plural teigrod)

  1. a tiger

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
teigr deigr nheigr theigr
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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