hross
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hross n (genitive singular hross, nominative plural hross)
- a horse
Declension edit
declension of hross
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
- hrossafluga (“cranefly, daddy longlegs”)
- hrossakjöt (“horsemeat”)
See also edit
Old Norse edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *hrussą (perhaps from a form *hrussa- ‘runner, racer’), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”). Cognate with Old Saxon hros (Dutch ros), Old High German hros, ros (German Ross), Old English hors (English horse); and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin currō (“run, race”).
Noun edit
hross n (genitive hross, plural hross)
Declension edit
Declension of hross (strong a-stem)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Icelandic: hross, hors
- Faroese: ross, hors
- Norn: russ
- Norwegian:
- Old Swedish: hors
- Danish: hors (dialectal)
- Gutnish: russ
References edit
- “hross”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press