arðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arþrą n, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂érh₃trom, whence also Latin aratrum.

Noun

arðr m (genitive arðrs, plural arðrar)

  1. (a simple form of) plough; ard

Declension

Declension of arðr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative arðr arðrinn arðrar arðrarnir
accusative arðr arðrinn arðra arðrana
dative arðri arðrinum ǫrðrum ǫrðrunum
genitive arðrs arðrsins arðra arðranna

Derived terms

  • arðrfor f
  • arðrgangr m
  • arðrjárn n
  • arðruxi m
  • arðrgeldingr m
  • erja (“to plough”)

Descendants

  • Icelandic: arður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ard
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ard
    • → English: ard
  • Old Swedish: arþer n
  • Danish: ard

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “arðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 19; also available at the Internet Archive
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