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Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *handuz (“hand”). Cognate with Old English hand, Old Frisian hand, Old Saxon hand, Old Dutch hant, Old High German hant, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (handus).
Pronunciation
- (12th Century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈhɒ̃nd/
Noun
hǫnd f (genitive handar, dative hendi, plural hendr)
- hand
Declension
Declension of hǫnd (strong consonant stem)
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