Hjørdis
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse Hjǫrdís. Cognate to Norwegian Hjørdis and Swedish Hjördis.
Proper noun edit
Hjørdis
- a female given name
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hjørdis f
- a female given name
Usage notes edit
Matronymics
- son of Hjørdis: Hjørdisarson
- daughter of Hjørdis: Hjørdisardóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Hjørdis |
Accusative | Hjørdis |
Dative | Hjørdis |
Genitive | Hjørdisar |
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
hjør (“sword”) + dis (“goddess”); from Old Norse Hjǫrdís. Cognate with Icelandic Hjördís and Swedish Hjördis.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Hjørdis f (definite Hjørdisa)
- a female given name from Old Norse
References edit
- Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Hjørdis”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN