Hrói

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse Hrói, shortened from two names:

  • Hróir, shortened from Hróðvér, from *Hróþiwíhar, *Hrōþiwīhaz, from Hrod (from hróðr (“fame, praise”)) + vér (“fighter”) (from the verb vega (“to fight”)).
  • Hróði, shortened from *Hrōþa, a variant of the above.

Proper noun

Hrói m (proper noun, genitive singular Hróa)

  1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Hrói (sg-only masculine)
indefinite singular
nominative Hrói
accusative Hróa
dative Hróa
genitive Hróa
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