hvǫt

Old Norse

Alternative forms

hvꜹt, hvot

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwatō; compare hvatr (“active”) and hvetja (“to whet, encourage”). Cognate with Old English hwatu (“omen”).

Noun

hvǫt f (genitive hvatar)

incitement, encouragement
(poetic) boldness, alacrity

Declension

Declension of hvǫt (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hvǫt	hvǫtin	hvatar	hvatarnar
accusative	hvǫt	hvǫtina	hvatar	hvatarnar
dative	hvǫt	hvǫtinni	hvǫtum	hvǫtunum
genitive	hvatar	hvatarinnar	hvata	hvatanna

Descendants

Icelandic: hvöt

References

“hvöt” in: Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon — An Icelandic-English Dictionary (1874)
“hvǫt” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen

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