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Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *herdō. Cognate with Old English heord, Old Saxon herda, Old High German herta and Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰 (hairda).
Noun
hjǫrð f
- herd
- (poetic) bull
Declension
Declension of hjǫrð (strong ō-stem, ar and ir-plurals)
Descendants