hjörð

See also: hjord, hjørð, and hjǫrð

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *herdō, from Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (“file, row, herd”). Compare Norwegian and Danish hjord, English herd, German Herde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /çœrð/
    Rhymes: -œrð

Noun

hjörð f (genitive singular hjarðar, nominative plural hjarðir)

  1. herd, flock

Declension

Declension of hjörð (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjörð hjörðin hjarðir hjarðirnar
accusative hjörð hjörðina hjarðir hjarðirnar
dative hjörð hjörðinni hjörðum hjörðunum
genitive hjarðar hjarðarinnar hjarða hjarðanna
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