hjá

See also: hjå and hja

Faroese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hjá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰɔɑː]

Preposition

hjá (+ dative)

1. at, by, with
2. (in possessive constructions) of, belonging to:

   bilurin hjá Jógvan - John’s car

Icelandic

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hjá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /çauː/

  Rhymes: -auː

Preposition

hjá

1. by, near, next to, at (someone's) place [with dative]
2. (computing) at, @ (in email addresses)

Derived terms

• skrifa hjá sér
• sofa hjá

Old Norse

Etymology

Originally the dative of *hjá (“household”) (from Proto-Germanic *hīwô), thus literally "at home"; compare hjú, hjó, hjón.

Preposition

hjá

1. by, near, with [with dative]

Descendants

• Icelandic: hjá
• Faroese: hjá
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hjå
• Old Swedish: hiā

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hjá”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 199; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

1. page/199 Internet Archive]