hjord
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *herdō, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish hjord, English herd, German Herde.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hjord c (singular definite hjorden, plural indefinite hjorder or hjorde)
Declension edit
Declension of hjord
References edit
- “hjord” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *herdō, cognate with Danish, Swedish hjord, English herd, German Herde.
Noun edit
hjord m (definite singular hjorden, indefinite plural hjorder, definite plural hjordene)
References edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish hiorþ, from Old Norse hjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *herdō, from Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (“file, row, herd”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hjord c
- herd; a number of beasts gathered
Declension edit
Declension of hjord | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hjord | hjorden | hjordar | hjordarna |
Genitive | hjords | hjordens | hjordars | hjordarnas |
Related terms edit
- herde (“shepherd”)