hjör

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse hjǫrr, from Proto-Germanic *heruz.

Noun

hjör m (genitive singular hjörs, nominative plural hjörvar)

  1. (poetic) sword
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *herzô.

Noun

hjör f (genitive singular hjarar, nominative plural hjarir)

  1. (usually in the plural) hinge
Declension