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English
Proper noun
Hǫðr
- 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)
- (Norse mythology) Höðr (blind Norse god)
Declension
Declension of Hǫðr (strong u-stem, indefinite singular only)
| masculine
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singular
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| indefinite
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| nominative
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Hǫðr
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| accusative
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Hǫð
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| dative
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Heði
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| genitive
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Haðar
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Descendants
All descendants are learned borrowings.