hörund

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫrund.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhœːrʏnt]

Noun

hörund n (genitive singular hörunds, no plural)

1. skin

   Synonyms: húð, skinn

Declension

Declension of hörund (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hörund	hörundið
accusative	hörund	hörundið
dative	hörundi	hörundinu
genitive	hörunds	hörundsins

Derived terms

• hörundsbjartur (“pale-skinned, white-skinned”)
• hörundsdökkur (“dark-skinned”)
• hörundslitur (“skin colour”)
• hörundssár (“sensitive, thin-skinned”)