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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *Nerþuz, of unknown origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr (“power, vitality, force”).[1] More at Njörðr, Njörun, and Nerthus.
Proper noun
Njǫrðr m
- (Norse mythology) Njord, the father of Freyr and Freya
- c. 962, Egill Skallagrímsson, Arinbjarnarkviða 17
Þat allr herr · at undri gefsk,
hvé urþjóð · auði gnǿgir,
en Grjótbjǫrn · of gǿddan hefr
Freyr ok Njǫrðr · at féar afli.- All people are astonished at how he (= Arinbjǫrn) blesses mankind with wealth, but Freyr and Njord have endowed “Rock-bear” (= Arinbjǫrn) with plenty stock.
Declension
Declension of Njǫrðr (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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Njǫrðr
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| accusative
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Njǫrð
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| dative
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Nirði
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| genitive
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Njarðar
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Descendants
References
- ^ Vigfússon, Guðbrandur (1874). An Icelandic-English Dictionary: Based on the Ms. Collections of the Late Richard Cleasby