hjǫrr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚺᛖᚱᚢᛉ (*heruʀ), from Proto-Germanic *heruz, a u-stem, reanalyzed as a wa-stem.

Noun

hjǫrr m

1. (poetic) sword

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:non:sverð

Declension

Declension of hjǫrr (strong wa-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hjǫrr	hjǫrrinn	hjǫrvar	hjǫrvarnir
accusative	hjǫr	hjǫrinn	hjǫrva	hjǫrvana
dative	hjǫrvi	hjǫrvinum	hjǫrum	hjǫrunum
genitive	hjǫrs, hjarar	hjǫrsins, hjararins	hjǫrva	hjǫrvanna

Derived terms

• hjǫrdróttr m
• hjǫrleikr m
• hjǫrlǫgr m
• hjǫrstefna f
• hjǫrundaðr
• hjǫrþing n

Descendants

• Icelandic: hjör
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hjør (only used in given names)