hjǫrð

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *herdō. Cognate with Old English heord, Old Saxon herda, Old High German herta and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (hairda).

Noun

hjǫrð f

  1. herd
  2. (poetic) bull

Declension

Declension of hjǫrð (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjǫrð hjǫrðin hjarðar, hjarðir hjarðarnar, hjarðirnar
accusative hjǫrð hjǫrðina hjarðar, hjarðir hjarðarnar, hjarðirnar
dative hjǫrð hjǫrðinni hjǫrðum hjǫrðunum
genitive hjarðar hjarðarinnar hjarða hjarðanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hjörð
  • Faroese: hjørð
  • Norwegian: hjord
  • Old Swedish: hiorþ
  • Danish: hjord
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