hór
Icelandic edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Norse hór, related to Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐌷𐌰 (hōha).
Noun edit
hór m (genitive singular hós, nominative plural hóar)
- pot-hook
- (agriculture) a specific type of earmark for sheep
Declension edit
declension of hór
Synonyms edit
Etymology 2 edit
From Old Norse hór, from Proto-Germanic *hōrą. Related to hóra (“whore”).
Noun edit
hór n (genitive singular hórs, no plural)
Declension edit
declension of hór
Derived terms edit
- drýgja hór (to fornicate)
Etymology 3 edit
From Old Norse hórr (“adulterer”), from Proto-Germanic *hōraz.
Noun edit
hór m (genitive singular hórs, nominative plural hórar)
Synonyms edit
- (lover of a married woman): friðill
Irish edit
Noun edit
hór m
- h-prothesized form of ór
Old Norse edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *hōrą. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (“desire, wish”).
Noun edit
hór n (genitive hórs)
Declension edit
Declension of hór (strong a-stem)
Derived terms edit
- hórdómr m (“adultery”)
- hórkarl m (“adulterer”)
- hórkerling f (“harlot”)
- hórkona f (“adulteress”)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
hór m (genitive hós)
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: hór