hróðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrōþrą n. Cognate with Old English hrēþ (“glory, triumph, honour”).

Noun

hróðr m (genitive hróðrar or hróðrs)

1. panegyric, encomium, praise (especially in the form of poetry)
   • Anonymous poetry cited in c. 1250, Óláfr ‘White Skald’ Þórðarson, Third Grammatical Treatise

     Hlýð, hlýð, konungr, · hróðri þessum.

     Listen, listen, king, to this praise-poem!

Declension

Declension of hróðr (strong u-stem, singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hróðr	hróðrinn
accusative	hróðr	hróðrinn
dative	hróðri	hróðrinum
genitive	hróðrar	hróðrarins

Related terms

• hróð- (in given names)

Descendants

• Icelandic: hróður

Further reading

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• “hróðr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen