þrá

Icelandic

/θrauː/

noun
Definitions
  • a desire, a yearning

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse þrá (longing, desire, a throe, struggle) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þrawō (punishment, torment, threat, longing, suffering, grief, pain).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*þrawō

Gloss

punishment, torment, threat, longing, suffering, grief, pain

Concept
Semantic Field

Law

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

痛

Emoji

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