hvǫt

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • hvꜹt, hvot

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwatō; compare hvatr (“active”) and hvetja (“to whet, encourage”). Cognate with Old English hwatu (“omen”).

Noun

hvǫt f (genitive hvatar)

  1. incitement, encouragement
  2. (poetic) boldness, alacrity

Declension

Declension of hvǫt (strong ō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hvǫt hvǫtin hvatar hvatarnar
accusative hvǫt hvǫtina hvatar hvatarnar
dative hvǫt hvǫtinni hvǫtum hvǫtunum
genitive hvatar hvatarinnar hvata hvatanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hvöt

Further reading

  • Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “hvöt”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press
  • “hvǫt” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
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