hófr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Germanic cognates: see Proto-Germanic *hōfaz. Non-Germanic cognates include Russian копыто (kopyto) and Sanskrit शप्ह (śapha).

Noun

hófr m

  1. hoof

Descendants
  • Icelandic: hófur
  • Faroese: hógvur, hóvur
  • Norwegian: hov m or f
  • Old Swedish: hōv, hōf, hōver
    • Swedish: hov c (formerly m)
  • Danish: hov c
  • Scanian: how m
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