Hǫðr

English

Proper noun

Hǫðr

1. Alternative form of Höðr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Haþuz, probably from *haþuz (“battle, fight”), in which case a doublet of hǫð-, cognate with Old English heaþo-, Old High German hadu-.

Proper noun

Hǫðr m (genitive Haðar)

1. (Norse mythology) Höðr (blind Norse god)

Declension

  Declension of Hǫðr (strong u-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Hǫðr
accusative	Hǫð
dative	Heði
genitive	Haðar

Descendants

All descendants are learned borrowings.

• Icelandic: Höður
• Faroese: Høður
• Norwegian Nynorsk: Hod
• Swedish: Höd, Höder, Hod
• Danish: Hød
• English: Höðr