Hjørdis

See also: Hjördis and Hjǫrdís

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Hjǫrdís. Cognate to Norwegian Hjørdis and Swedish Hjördis.

Proper noun

Hjørdis

1. a female given name

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse Hjǫrdís.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjœɻʈɪs/
• Rhymes: -œɻʈɪs

Proper noun

Hjørdis f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Hjørdis: Hjørdisarson
• daughter of Hjørdis: Hjørdisardóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Hjørdis
Accusative	Hjørdis
Dative	Hjørdis
Genitive	Hjørdisar

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

hjør (“sword”) +‎ dis (“goddess”); from Old Norse Hjǫrdís. Cognate with Icelandic Hjördís and Swedish Hjördis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²jœrdis/, /²jœɖːis/

Proper noun

Hjørdis f (definite Hjørdisa)

1. a female given name from Old Norse

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Hjørdis”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN