hjǫrr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚺᛖᚱᚢᛉ (*heruʀ), from Proto-Germanic *heruz, a u-stem, reanalyzed as a wa-stem.

Noun

hjǫrr m

  1. (poetic) sword
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:non:sverð

Declension

Declension of hjǫrr (strong wa-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjǫrr hjǫrrinn hjǫrvar hjǫrvarnir
accusative hjǫr hjǫrinn hjǫrva hjǫrvana
dative hjǫrvi hjǫrvinum hjǫrum hjǫrunum
genitive hjǫrs, hjarar hjǫrsins, hjararins hjǫrva hjǫrvanna

Derived terms

  • hjǫrdróttr m
  • hjǫrleikr m
  • hjǫrlǫgr m
  • hjǫrstefna f
  • hjǫrundaðr
  • hjǫrþing n

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hjör
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hjør (only used in given names)