tjor.
bull; a sexually mature, uncastrated male bovine
Meaning & usage
bull; a sexually mature, uncastrated male bovine
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse þjórr (“bull”), from Proto-Germanic *þeuraz (“bull”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *táwros (“bull”). Doublet of tyr (“bull”). Compare Norwegian Nynorsk tjor, Icelandic þjór, Faroese tjórur, Swedish tjur and Danish tyr (“bull”). Further related are English steer, Dutch stier and German Stier (“bull”).
a tether; a chain, rope or withe used to fasten a grazing domestic animal to a stake or another fixed point while allowing limited movement
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old Norse tjóðr (“tether”), from Proto-Germanic *teudrą (“tether; rope, cord”). The further origin of the Proto-Germanic word is uncertain. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk tjor, Icelandic tjóður, Faroese tjóður, Swedish tjuder and Danish tøjr (“tether”), Dutch tuier (“towline, hawser”) and English tether.
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