harðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *harduz, whence also Old English heard, Old Frisian herd, Old Saxon hard, Old Dutch hart, Old High German hart, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌿𐍃 (hardus). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kert-, *kret- (strong; powerful).

Adjective

harðr

  1. hard
  2. hard, stern, severe
  3. hardy

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: harður
  • Faroese: harður
  • Norwegian: hard; (dialectal) hard’u, hard’e
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hard
  • Old Swedish: harþer
  • Danish: hård

References

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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