hjörð

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See also: hjord, hjørð, and hjǫrð

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *herdō, from Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (file, row, herd). Compare Norwegian and Danish hjord, English herd, German Herde.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hjörð f (genitive singular hjarðar, nominative plural hjarðir)

  1. herd, flock

Declension

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    Declension of hjörð
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjörð hjörðin hjarðir hjarðirnar
accusative hjörð hjörðina hjarðir hjarðirnar
dative hjörð hjörðinni hjörðum hjörðunum
genitive hjarðar hjarðarinnar hjarða hjarðanna