hjǫrð

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *herdō. Cognate with Old English heord, Old Saxon herda, Old High German herta and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (hairda).

Noun

hjǫrð f

1. herd
2. (poetic) bull

Declension

Declension of hjǫrð (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hjǫrð	hjǫrðin	hjarðar, hjarðir	hjarðarnar, hjarðirnar
accusative	hjǫrð	hjǫrðina	hjarðar, hjarðir	hjarðarnar, hjarðirnar
dative	hjǫrð	hjǫrðinni	hjǫrðum	hjǫrðunum
genitive	hjarðar	hjarðarinnar	hjarða	hjarðanna

Related terms

• hirðir

Descendants

• Icelandic: hjörð
• Faroese: hjørð
• Norwegian: hjord
• Old Swedish: hiorþ
  • Swedish: hjord
• Danish: hjord