хӕрд

Ossetian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Iranian *hwarta-, from *hwar- (“to eat, consume”). Cognates include Persian خوردن (xordan, “to eat, drink”), Pashto خوړل (khwaṟël, “to eat”) and Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (xᵛaraⁱti, “to consume, eat”). Compare хӕлц (xælc, “provisions”), from Proto-Iranian *hwarti-.

Alternative forms

• хуӕрдӕ (xwærdæ) (Digor)

Noun

хӕрд • (xærd)

1. (Iron) food

Derived terms

• ӕмбисхӕрд (æmbisxærd)
• ӕмхӕрд (æmxærd)
• ӕнӕхӕрд (ænæxærd)
• кӕлмхӕрд (kælmxærd)
• рӕмпӕгхӕрд (ræmpægxærd)
• фӕсхӕрд (fæsxærd)
• фыдхӕрд (fydxærd)
• фырхӕрд (fyrxærd)
• хӕрдафон (xærdafon)
• хӕрдджын (xærdǵyn)
• хӕрдхуыз (xærdx°yz)
• хӕрдхъуаг (xærdqwag)

Related terms

• хӕлц (xælc)

Etymology 2

Noun

хӕрд • (xærd)

1. slope, rise

References

• Bigulajev, B. B., Gagkajev, K. Je., Kulajev, N. X., Tuajeva, O. N. (1970) “хӕрд”, in A. M. Kasajev, editor, Осетинско-русский словарь [Ossetian–Russian Dictionary], 3rd edition, Ordzhonikidze: Ir
• Takazov, F. M. (2003) “хӕрд”, in Дигорско-русский словарь [Digor–Russian Dictionary], Vladikavkaz: Alania
• Abajev, V. I. (1958–1995) Историко-этимологический словарь осетинского языка [Historical-Etymological Dictionary of the Ossetian Language] (in Russian), Moscow and Leningrad: Academy Press