hófskegg

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Icelandic

Fetlock joint: the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern.

Etymology

From hófur (“hoof”) +‎ skegg (“beard”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhouv.scɛkː/

Noun

hófskegg n (genitive singular hófskeggs, nominative plural hófskegg)

fetlock

Declension

Declension of hófskegg
n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hófskegg	hófskeggið	hófskegg	hófskeggin
accusative	hófskegg	hófskeggið	hófskegg	hófskeggin
dative	hófskeggi	hófskegginu	hófskeggjum	hófskeggjunum
genitive	hófskeggs	hófskeggsins	hófskeggja	hófskeggjanna

Related terms

hófhvarf (the fetlock or pastern of a horse)¹

See also

nykur

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