tyrihjelm

== Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === torhjelm (Ivar Aasen) === Etymology === By surface analysis, from tyri (“fatwood”) +‎ hjelm (“helmet”). There are used dialectal forms of this word starting with fur- and tørr- (lit. "dry"), so it is not clear what was the original form, although *torehjelm ("thunder helmet") is possible if compared to Swedish stormhatt probably of German origin. Today, however, the form starting with tyri- is more common. The dialectal endings like -alm are probably influenced by alm (“elm”). === Noun === tyrihjelm m (definite singular tyrihjelmen, indefinite plural tyrihjelmar, definite plural tyrihjelmane) aconite, Aconitum, a genus of plants in the family Ranunculaceae. ==== Synonyms ==== === References === “tyrihjelm” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring “tyrihjelm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. Høeg, O. A. (1974), Planter og tradisjon (in Norwegian Bokmål) “tyrhjelm”, in Norsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016