Hǫðr

English

Proper noun

Hǫðr

  1. Alternative form of Höðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Haþuz, probably from *haþuz (“battle, fight”), in which case a doublet of hǫð-, cognate with Old English heaþo-, Old High German hadu-.

Proper noun

Hǫðr m (genitive Haðar)

  1. (Norse mythology) Höðr (blind Norse god)

Declension
  Declension of Hǫðr (strong u-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Hǫðr
accusative Hǫð
dative Heði
genitive Haðar

Descendants

All descendants are learned borrowings.

  • Icelandic: Höður
  • Faroese: Høður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Hod
  • Swedish: Höd, Höder, Hod
  • Danish: Hød
  • English: Höðr
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