Dictionary:jora

Nynorn

Etymology

From Old Norse eyra (ONP)

Shetland use

An Etymological Dictionary of the Norn Language in Shetland (1928–1932)

Jakobsen, Jakob

*jora [jōra], sb., the ear (organ of hearing). Fo. Now superseded by the more frequent “lug” (L.Sc.), and “ear”. Three different forms, viz.: *ora [*ōra], *jora and *øra [ø̄ra], have been preserved in sense of ear, in two compds.: a) uppo(m)jora [op·a(m)jō·ra], prop. three words: *upp um øyra, up around the ear, up behind the ear, reported from Fo.; for the colloquial use of this compd. see further uppomjora, adv. From N.I. uppomøra [op·amø̄·ra] is reported as an obsolete form, b) ornaskap, -skep [ōr··naskäp·, -skæp·, -sᶄɛp·] (Y. and U. occas.), ørnaskep [ø̄r··nasᶄɛp·, -skæp·] (U. and Fe.), prop. form of ear-mark in sheep [*øyrnaskap]. For the further use of this compd. see ornaskap and ørnaskep, sbs. O.N. øyra (eyra, Icel.), n., the ear. The forms jora and orna- presuppose an *oura, *ōra with dropped i-mutation. orna-, ørna- are gen. pl.: O.N. øyrna.

Pronunciation

IPA: /joːɾɑ/

Alternate Forms

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Noun

jora

1. ear

Inflection

nn.w.	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	jora	jorað	jorer	joren
Accusative	jora	jorað	jorer	joren
Dative	jora	joranu	joron	joronon
Genitive	jora	jorans	jorna	jorana

Synonyms

(none known)