Njǫrðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Nerþuz, of unknown origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr (“power, vitality, force”).[1] More at Njörðr, Njörun, and Nerthus.

Proper noun

Njǫrðr m

  1. (Norse mythology) Njord, the father of Freyr and Freya
    • c. 962, Egill Skallagrímsson, Arinbjarnarkviða, section 17:
      Þat allr herr · at undri gefsk,
      hvé urþjóð · auði gnǿgir,
      en Grjótbjǫrn · of gǿddan hefr
      Freyr ok Njǫrðr · at féar afli.
      All people are astonished at how he (= Arinbjǫrn) blesses mankind with wealth, but Freyr and Njord have endowed “Rock-bear” (= Arinbjǫrn) with plenty stock.

Declension

Declension of Njǫrðr (strong u-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Njǫrðr
accusative Njǫrð
dative Nirði
genitive Njarðar

Descendants

  • Icelandic: Njörður
  • Faroese: Njørður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Njord; Njor (pronunciation spelling)
  • Swedish: Njärd, Njord
  • Danish: Njørd, Njord
  • → English: Njorth, Njord

References

  1. ^ * Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “Njǫrðr”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press.
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