hestr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚷᛖᛋᛏᚢᛗᛦ (hagestumʀ /⁠hągestumʀ⁠/), from Proto-Germanic *hanhistaz, *hangistaz.

Noun

hestr m

  1. horse
    Synonym: hross

Declension

Declension of hestr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hestr hestrinn hestar hestarnir
accusative hest hestinn hesta hestana
dative hesti hestinum hestum hestunum
genitive hests hestsins hesta hestanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hestur
  • Faroese: hestur
  • Norn: hest
  • Middle Norwegian: hester
  • Elfdalian: est
  • Old Swedish: hæster
  • Old Danish: hæst
  • Gutnish: häst
  • → Scots: hest, hesten

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hestr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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