hjørð

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See also: hjord, hjörð, and hjǫrð

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *herdō, from Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (“file, row, herd”). Compare Norwegian hjord and Danish hjord, English herd, and German Herde.

Pronunciation

Noun

hjørð f (genitive singular hjarðar, plural hjarðir)

  1. (archaic, dialectal) herd, flock

Declension

f3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjørð hjørðin hjarðir hjarðirnar
accusative hjørð hjørðina hjarðir hjarðirnar
dative hjørð hjørðini hjørðum, hjarðum hjørðunum, hjarðunum
genitive hjarðar hjarðarinnar hjarða hjarðanna
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