Norwegian

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Etymology

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From the Old Norse adjective þormóðr (brave), or a compound name ("Thor" + "mood", "emotion").

Proper noun

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Tormod

  1. a male given name

Scottish Gaelic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the Old Norse adjective þormóðr (brave), or a compound name such as Þórmundr.[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Tormod m (genitive Thormoid, vocative a Thormoid)

  1. a male given name from Old Norse, equivalent to English Norman though they are etymologically unrelated

Derived terms

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Mutation

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Mutation of Tormod
radical lenition
Tormod Thormod

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

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  1. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  2. ^ Oftedal, M. (1956) A linguistic survey of the Gaelic dialects of Scotland, Vol. III: The Gaelic of Leurbost, Isle of Lewis, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
  3. ^ John MacPherson (1945) The Gaelic dialect of North Uist (Thesis)‎[1], Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh
  4. ^ Borgstrøm, Carl Hj. (1937) The dialect of Barra in the Outer Hebrides, Oslo: Norsk Tidsskrift for Sprogvidenskap
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