hjörð

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See also: hjord, hjørð, and hjǫrð

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

hjörð f (genitive singular hjarðar, nominative plural hjarðir)

  1. herd, flock

Declension[edit]

declension of hjörð
f-s2 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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