horskr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hurskaz (“fast, quick, lively”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”).

Adjective

horskr

1. fast, quick
2. wise, smart
3. brave

Descendants

• Icelandic: horskur

Further reading

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