hjǫrtr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *herutaz, whence also Old English heorot, Old High German hiruz.

Noun

hjǫrtr m (genitive hjartar, dative hirti, plural hirtir)

  1. deer

Declension

Declension of hjǫrtr (strong u-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjǫrtr hjǫrtrinn hirtir hirtirnir
accusative hjǫrt hjǫrtinn hjǫrtu hjǫrtuna
dative hirti hirtinum hjǫrtum hjǫrtunum
genitive hjartar hjartarins hjarta hjartanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hjörtur
  • Faroese: hjørtur
  • Norwegian: hjort
  • Old Swedish: hiorter
  • Danish: hjort
  • Gutnish: hjort