herði
See also: herdi and Herði
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *hardį̄ (“hardihood, rigidity”). Equivalent to harðr + -i.
Noun
herði f
- hardness, hardihood
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
herði
- indefinite dative singular of herað
- indefinite accusative/dative singular of herðr
Participle
herði
- weak masculine nominative singular of herðr
Verb
herði
- inflection of herða:
- first-person singular present indicative active
- third-person singular past indicative active
- third-person present subjunctive active
- third-person past subjunctive active
- second-person singular imperative active
References
- herði in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.