hirðir

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪrðɪr/
    Rhymes: -ɪrðɪr

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hirðir, from Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz.

Noun

hirðir m (genitive singular hirðis, nominative plural hirðar)

  1. shepherd
    Synonym: hjarðmaður
Declension
declension of hirðir
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hirðir hirðirinn hirðar hirðarnir
accusative hirði hirðinn hirða hirðana
dative hirði hirðinum hirðum hirðunum
genitive hirðis hirðisins hirða hirðanna

Verb

hirðir

  1. second-person singular active present indicative of hirða
  2. third-person singular active present indicative of hirða
  3. second-person singular active present subjunctive of hirða

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hirdijaz.

Noun

hirðir m (genitive hirðis, plural hirðar)

  1. shepherd

Declension
  Declension of hirðir (strong ija-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hirðir hirðirinn hirðar hirðarnir
accusative hirði hirðinn hirða hirðana
dative hirði hirðinum hirðum hirðunum
genitive hirðis hirðisins hirða hirðanna

Descendants
  • Icelandic: hirðir
  • Faroese: hirði
  • Old Swedish: hirþi
  • Old Danish: hierde, hirde, hiørde, hjurde
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hyrdar m
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