hjǫrtr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *herutaz, whence also Old English heorot, Old High German hiruz.

Noun

hjǫrtr m (genitive hjartar, dative hirti, plural hirtir)

1. deer

Declension

  Declension of hjǫrtr (strong u-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hjǫrtr	hjǫrtrinn	hirtir	hirtirnir
accusative	hjǫrt	hjǫrtinn	hjǫrtu	hjǫrtuna
dative	hirti	hirtinum	hjǫrtum	hjǫrtunum
genitive	hjartar	hjartarins	hjarta	hjartanna

Descendants

• Danish: hjort c
• Faroese: hjørtur m
• Icelandic: hjörtur m

• Norwegian: hjort m
• Swedish: hjort c