hryssa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hryssa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɪsːa/
    Rhymes: -ɪsːa

Noun

hryssa f (genitive singular hryssu, nominative plural hryssur)

  1. a mare
    Synonym: meri

Declension

Declension of hryssa (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hryssa hryssan hryssur hryssurnar
accusative hryssu hryssuna hryssur hryssurnar
dative hryssu hryssunni hryssum hryssunum
genitive hryssu hryssunnar hryssa, hryssna hryssanna, hryssnanna

See also

Old Norse

Noun

hryssa f (genitive hryssu, plural hryssur)

  1. mare
    Synonyms: jalda f, merr f

Declension

Declension of hryssa (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hryssa hryssan hryssur hryssurnar
accusative hryssu hryssuna hryssur hryssurnar
dative hryssu hryssunni hryssum hryssunum
genitive hryssu hryssunnar hryssna hryssnanna

Descendants

  • Faroese: ryssa f
  • Icelandic: hryssa f

Further reading

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