hjarsi
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- hjassi
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hersô
Noun
hjarsi m (genitive hjarsa)
- (anatomy) crown of the head
Declension
Declension of hjarsi (weak an-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hjarsi | hjarsinn | hjarsar | hjarsarnir |
| accusative | hjarsa | hjarsann | hjarsa | hjarsana |
| dative | hjarsa | hjarsanum | hjǫrsum | hjǫrsunum |
| genitive | hjarsa | hjarsans | hjarsa | hjarsanna |
Related terms
- hjarni
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: hjasse
- Swedish: hjässa
- Old Danish: jassæ, jæssæ, jessæ, issæ
- Danish: isse
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: isse
- → Norwegian Bokmål: isse
- Danish: isse
References
- hjarsi in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press