hjörð
See also: hjord, hjørð, and hjǫrð
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *herdō, from Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (“file, row, herd”). Compare Norwegian and Danish hjord, English herd, German Herde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /çœrð/
- Rhymes: -œrð
Noun
hjörð f (genitive singular hjarðar, nominative plural hjarðir)
- herd, flock
Declension
declension of hjörð
| f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hjörð | hjörðin | hjarðir | hjarðirnar |
| accusative | hjörð | hjörðina | hjarðir | hjarðirnar |
| dative | hjörð | hjörðinni | hjörðum | hjörðunum |
| genitive | hjarðar | hjarðarinnar | hjarða | hjarðanna |