arðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arþrą n, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom, whence also Latin aratrum.

Noun

arðr m (genitive arðrs, plural arðrar)

1. (a simple form of) plough; ard

Declension

  Declension of arðr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	arðr	arðrinn	arðrar	arðrarnir
accusative	arðr	arðrinn	arðra	arðrana
dative	arðri	arðrinum	ǫrðrum	ǫrðrunum
genitive	arðrs	arðrsins	arðra	arðranna

Derived terms

• arðrfor f
• arðrgangr m
• arðrjárn n
• arðruxi m
• arðrgeldingr m

Related terms

• erja (“to plough”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: arður
• Norwegian Nynorsk: ard
• Norwegian Bokmål: ard
  • → English: ard
• Old Swedish: arþer n
  • Swedish: årder n
• Danish: ard

References

• arðr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.