herði

See also: herdi and Herði

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hardį̄ (“hardihood, rigidity”). Equivalent to harðr +‎ -i.

Noun

herði f

1. hardness, hardihood

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

herði

1. indefinite dative singular of herað
2. indefinite accusative/dative singular of herðr

Participle

herði

1. weak masculine nominative singular of herðr

Verb

herði

1. inflection of herða:
   1. first-person singular present indicative active
   2. third-person singular past indicative active
   3. third-person present subjunctive active
   4. third-person past subjunctive active
   5. second-person singular imperative active

References

• herði in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.