See also: Hor, hor, hoor, hör, and hør

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Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse hór, related to Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐌷𐌰 (hōha).

Noun edit

hór m (genitive singular hós, nominative plural hóar)

  1. pot-hook
  2. (agriculture) a specific type of earmark for sheep
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Etymology 2 edit

From Old Norse hór, from Proto-Germanic *hōrą. Related to hóra (whore).

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hór n (genitive singular hórs, no plural)

  1. adultery, fornication
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Etymology 3 edit

From Old Norse hórr (adulterer), from Proto-Germanic *hōraz.

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hór m (genitive singular hórs, nominative plural hórar)

  1. (obsolete) the lover of a married woman
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Irish edit

Noun edit

hór m

  1. 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)

  1. adultery
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Related terms edit
  • hóra (whore, harlot)
  • hórr (adulterer)
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  • Icelandic: hór
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hor
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: hor
  • Old Swedish: hōr
  • Danish: hor

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)

  1. pot-hook
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