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

Derived terms

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

Descendants

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