Thorri
Thorri proper noun: the fourth winter month in the Icelandic calendar, running from mid-January to mid-February.
Proper noun
Thorri
- The fourth winter month in the Icelandic calendar, running from mid-January to mid-February.
- By the month of Þorri, a month which does not in fact exist in towns, I had become quite convinced – and indeed much earlier than that.1961, Halldór Laxness, translated by Magnus Magnusson, The Atom Station, Vintage, published 2014, page 113
- The month of Thorri was followed by Góa, when the farmer often left to go fishing and his wife had to see to managing the household.1998, Terry G. Lacy, Ring of Seasons, University of Michigan Press, published 2000, page 59
Forms of Thorri
| alternative form | Þorri |
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Origin of Thorri
From Icelandic þorri.
Questions about Thorri
- What does Thorri mean?
- Thorri means the fourth winter month in the Icelandic calendar, running from mid-January to mid-February.
- What part of speech is Thorri?
- Thorri is a proper noun.
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