hross

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɔsː/
• Rhymes: -ɔsː

Noun

hross n (genitive singular hross, nominative plural hross)

1. a horse

Declension

declension of hross

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hross	hrossið	hross	hrossin
accusative	hross	hrossið	hross	hrossin
dative	hrossi	hrossinu	hrossum	hrossunum
genitive	hross	hrossins	hrossa	hrossanna

Synonyms

• hestur

Derived terms

• hrossafluga (“cranefly, daddy longlegs”)
• hrossakjöt (“horsemeat”)

See also

• hryssa

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrussą (perhaps from a form *hrussa- ‘runner, racer’), from Proto-Indo-European *kers- (“run”). Cognate with Old Saxon hros (Dutch ros), Old High German hros, ros (German Ross), Old English hors (English horse); and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin currō (“run, race”).

Noun

hross n (genitive hross, plural hross)

1. horse

Declension

  Declension of hross (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hross	hrossit	hross	hrossin
accusative	hross	hrossit	hross	hrossin
dative	hrossi	hrossinu	hrossum	hrossunum
genitive	hross	hrossins	hrossa	hrossanna

Derived terms

• hrosshvalr

Descendants

• Icelandic: hross, hors
• Faroese: ross, hors
• Norn: russ
• Norwegian: røss-
• Old Swedish: hors
  • Swedish: russ, hors (dialectal)
• Danish: hors (dialectal)
• Gutnish: russ

References

• “hross”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press