tjuru

== Norwegian Nynorsk == tjurru (Trøndelag) === Etymology === Metaphony of tjøru, from Old Norse tjǫru, oblique cases singular of tjara. === Noun === tjuru f (definite singular (dialectal) tjurua or (obsolete) tjuro) (usually uncountable) (dialectal or nonstandard since 1917) alternative form of tjøre (“tar”) ==== Usage notes ==== This form was the standard form allowed under the scarcely used Midlandsnormalen of 1901 (alongside tjøru). In this paradigm, it had the definite singular form tjuro. These forms faded into oblivion and were definitely defunct by the spelling reform of 1917.