hjör

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /çœːr/
  • Rhymes: -œːr

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse hjǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *heruz.

Noun

hjör m (genitive singular hjörs, nominative plural hjörvar)

  1. (poetic) sword
Declension
Declension of hjör (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjör hjörinn hjörvar hjörvarnir
accusative hjör hjörinn hjörva hjörvana
dative hjör hjörnum hjörvum hjörvunum
genitive hjörs hjörsins hjörva hjörvanna

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *herzô.

Noun

hjör f (genitive singular hjarar, nominative plural hjarir)

  1. (usually in the plural) hinge
Declension
Declension of hjör (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjör hjörin hjarir hjarirnar
accusative hjör hjörina hjarir hjarirnar
dative hjör hjörinni hjörum hjörunum
genitive hjarar hjararinnar hjara hjaranna