See also: hjørð and hjörð

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Etymology edit

From Old Norse hjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *herdō, cognate with Norwegian, Swedish hjord, English herd, German Herde.

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hjord c (singular definite hjorden, plural indefinite hjorder or hjorde)

  1. herd

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse hjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *herdō, cognate with Danish, Swedish hjord, English herd, German Herde.

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hjord m (definite singular hjorden, indefinite plural hjorder, definite plural hjordene)

  1. herd

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Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Swedish hiorþ, from Old Norse hjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *herdō, from Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (file, row, herd).

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hjord c

  1. herd; a number of beasts gathered

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Declension of hjord 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hjord hjorden hjordar hjordarna
Genitive hjords hjordens hjordars hjordarnas

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