herðr

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hardį̄ (“shoulder”).

Noun

herðr f (genitive herðar, dative herði, plural herðar)

  1. (anatomy) shoulder
    Synonym: ǫxl
Declension
Declension of herðr (strong ijō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative herðr herðrin herðar herðarnar
accusative herði herðina herðar herðarnar
dative herði herðinni herðum herðunum
genitive herðar herðarinnar herða herðanna
Descendants
  • Icelandic: herðar f pl
  • Faroese: herðar f pl
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: herd
  • Norwegian Bokmål: herd

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

herðr

  1. past participle of herða
Declension
Strong declension of herðr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative herðr herð hert
accusative herðan herða hert
dative herðum herðri herðu
genitive herðs herðrar herðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative herðir herðar herð
accusative herða herðar herð
dative herðum herðum herðum
genitive herðra herðra herðra
Weak declension of herðr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative herði herða herða
accusative herða herðu herða
dative herða herðu herða
genitive herða herðu herða
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative herðu herðu herðu
accusative herðu herðu herðu
dative herðum herðum herðum
genitive herðu herðu herðu

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “herðr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 195; also available at the Internet Archive
  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “hardi”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 211
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