Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚺᛖᚱᚢᛉ

This Proto-Norse entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *heruz (“sword, dagger”). Cognate with Old English heoru (“sword (poetic)”), Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌿𐍃 (hairus, “sword”), Sanskrit शरु (śáru, “missile, dart, arrow”).

Noun

*ᚺᛖᚱᚢᛉ (*heruʀ) m

1. sword

Derived terms

• ᚺᛁᚱᛁᛚᚨ (hirila /⁠Hirilā⁠/)
• ᚺᛡᛖᚱᚢᚹᚢᛚᚨᚠᛁᛉ (hᴀeruwulafiʀ /⁠Hearuwulᵃfīʀ⁠/)

Descendants

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