hörgur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫrgr, from Proto-Germanic *harugaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhœr.kʏr/
• Rhymes: -œrkʏr

Noun

hörgur m (genitive singular hörgs, nominative plural hörgar)

1. place of sacrifice
2. rocky ground

Declension

Declension of hörgur (masculine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hörgur	hörgurinn	hörgar	hörgarnir
accusative	hörg	hörginn	hörga	hörgana
dative	hörg, hörgi	hörginum	hörgum	hörgunum
genitive	hörgs	hörgsins	hörga	hörganna

References

• “hörgur” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)