hófr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hōfaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱoph₂ós. Germanic cognates: see Proto-Germanic *hōfaz. Non-Germanic cognates include Russian копыто (kopyto) and Sanskrit शप्ह (śapha).

Noun

hófr m

1. hoof

Descendants

• Icelandic: hófur
• Faroese: hógvur, hóvur
• Norwegian: hov m or f
• Old Swedish: hōv, hōf, hōver
  • Swedish: hov c (formerly m)
• Danish: hov c
• Scanian: how m