hjarta

See also: hjärta

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjaɻ̊ʈa]
• Rhymes: -aɻ̊ʈa

Noun

hjarta n (genitive singular hjarta, plural hjørtu or hjørtur)

1. heart (muscle)
2. heart (seat of emotion)

Declension

Declension of hjarta (n2)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hjarta	hjartað	hjørtu, hjørtur	hjørtuni
accusative	hjarta	hjartað	hjørtu, hjørtur	hjørtuni
dative	hjarta	hjartanum	hjørtum	hjørtunum
genitive	hjarta	hjartans	hjartna	hjartnanna

Derived terms

• hjarta mítt - my love (address)

• hjartaarvi
• hjartabankan
• hjartabarn
• hjartablað
• hjartableytur
• hjartablídni
• hjartablíður
• hjartablóð
• hjartablóma
• hjartabotnur
• hjartabrek
• hjartabrotin
• hjartadeyði
• hjartadropar
• hjartadýpi
• hjartafløvi
• hjartafriður
• hjartaglaður
• hjartagóðska
• hjartagóður
• hjartagras
• hjartaheitur
• hjartailska
• hjartakaldur
• hjartaklapp
• hjartakrampi
• hjartakreppingar
• hjartakuldi
• hjartakvikil
• hjartalag
• hjartaleysur
• hjartaligur
• hjartalitur
• hjartaljóð
• hjartaloka
• hjartaloysi
• hjartalættur
• hjartamál
• hjartamein
• hjartamøði
• hjartamørur
• hjartanemandi
• hjartanítandi
• hjartanívandi
• hjartareinur
• hjartarit
• hjartarúm
• hjartarørdur
• hjartasjúka
• hjartasjúkur
• hjartaskapaður
• hjartaslag
• hjartasláttur
• hjartasorg
• hjartasteðgur
• hjartasteinur
• hjartasterkur
• hjartastórur
• hjartastrik
• hjartastrongur
• hjartastyrkur
• hjartasuff
• hjartasvakur
• hjartatáttur
• hjartatilburður
• hjartatindur
• hjartatjarnaks
• hjartatrongd
• hjartatrongdur
• hjartatvíbløðka
• hjartavaksin
• hjartaveikur
• hjartavinur
• hjartavøddi
• hjartaylur

Related terms

• hjartari

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈçar̥ta/
• Rhymes: -ar̥ta

Noun

hjarta n (genitive singular hjarta, nominative plural hjörtu)

1. heart (muscle)
2. heart (seat of emotion)

   Synonym: brjóst (literally “breast”)

3. (card games) heart, hearts (♥)

Declension

Declension of hjarta (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hjarta	hjartað	hjörtu	hjörtun
accusative	hjarta	hjartað	hjörtu	hjörtun
dative	hjarta	hjartanu	hjörtum	hjörtunum
genitive	hjarta	hjartans	hjartna	hjartnanna

Derived terms

• hjartastilling
• hjartastillir
• hjarta-lungnalífgun

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jɑrtɑ/, /²jɑːrtɑ/, /²jɑːʈɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, whence also English heart. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱerd-.

Alternative forms

• hjarte
• hjerta, hjerte (between the 1938 and 2012 spelling reforms)

Noun

hjarta n (definite singular hjarta, indefinite plural hjarto, definite plural hjarto)

1. heart (muscle)

   Hjarta er ein muskel.

   The heart is a muscle.

2. heart (seat of emotion)

   Hjarta mitt vil det annleis.

   My heart wants it different.

3. definite plural of hjarte

Declension

  Declension of hjarta (weak an-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	hjarta	hjarta	hjarto	hjarto
compound-genitive	hjarte-	―	―	―

Related terms

• hjartans

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hjartaðr.

Adjective

hjarta (singular and plural hjarta, comparative meir hjarta, superlative mest hjarta)

1. brave
2. hearted (describing a person's mind; used to create other adjectives)

   Han var ein hardhjarta person.

   He was a hardhearted person.

Synonyms

• (brave): modig, djerv

Derived terms

• heilhjarta

References

• “hjarta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hertô, whence also Old Saxon herta, Old Dutch herta, Old Frisian herte, Old English heorte, Old High German herza, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉 (hairtō). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Noun

hjarta n (genitive hjarta, plural hjǫrtu)

1. heart
   • Hávamál 95 (tr. W. H. Auden and P. B. Taylor):

     Hugr einn þat veit,
     er býr hjarta nær,
     einn er hann sér of sefa;
     ǫng er sótt verri
     hveim snotrum manni
     en sér engu at una.

     The mind alone knows what is near the heart,
     Each is his own judge:
     The worst sickness for a wise man
     Is to crave what he cannot enjoy.

Declension

Declension of hjarta (weak an-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hjarta	hjartat	hjǫrtu	hjǫrtun
accusative	hjarta	hjartat	hjǫrtu	hjǫrtun
dative	hjarta	hjartanu	hjǫrtum	hjǫrtunum
genitive	hjarta	hjartans	hjartna	hjartnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: hjarta
• Faroese: hjarta
• Norn: hjarta
• Norwegian Nynorsk: hjarta, hjarte, hjerta
• Jamtish: hjarte
• Elfdalian: järta
• Old Swedish: hiærta
  • Swedish: hjärta, hjerta, järta (obsolete)
    • → Finnish: hertta
• Old Danish: hiartæ, hiærtæ
  • Scanian: hjarta
  • Danish: hjerte
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hjerte
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: hjerte
  • Jutish: jaart
• Gutnish: hjärte

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hjarta”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive