hord

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See also: Hord and hörd

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Ugric *kurɜ- (to draw, tug, drag, carry) + -d (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation

Verb

hord

  1. (transitive) to carry (repeatedly, regularly, and/or continuously)
    Synonym: hordoz
    Coordinate terms: visz, szállít (at the moment)
  2. (transitive, of clothes) to wear (regularly)
    Synonyms: visel, van rajta (at the moment)

Conjugation

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Compound words

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Expressions

References

  1. ^ Entry #1784 in Uralonet, online Uralic etymological database of the Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics.
  2. ^ hord in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

  • hord in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Irish

Noun

hord

  1. h-prothesized form of ord

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English hord, from Proto-West Germanic *hoʀd, from Proto-Germanic *huzdą.

Pronunciation

Noun

hord (plural hordes)

  1. A hoard or cache of hidden valuables.
  2. A location or room of hidden non-valuables.
  3. A storehouse of (non-hidden) valuables or presents.
  4. (figurative) A supply or stock of abstract valuables.
  5. (rare) The act of putting away for safekeeping.

Related terms

Descendants

  • English: hoard
  • Scots: huird, hurd, hurde

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hǫrðar m pl, from Proto-Germanic *haruðōz.

Pronunciation

Noun

hord m (definite singular horden, indefinite plural hordar, definite plural hordane)

  1. a Hord, a person from Hordaland
Related terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hǫrð f, feminine of harðr m.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hord

  1. (dated) feminine singular of hard
  2. (dialectal, Setesdal) feminine singular of hard’e
  3. (dialectal, Hardanger) feminine singular of hard’u

References

  • “hord” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
  • “Hord” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
  • “hard” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *huzdą.

Pronunciation

Noun

hord n (nominative plural hord)

  1. A hoard, especially of valuable items, hidden for preservation.
  2. treasure
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "The Seven Sleepers"
      Sege us nu hwǣr se ealda hord sy þe þu digelice fundest and hine eall oþ nu bedyrndest...
      Tell us now where the old treasure is which thou hast secretly found, and concealed it all until now?

Declension

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Descendants

Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *huzdą.

Noun

hord n

  1. a treasure, hiding-place

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Noun

hord c

  1. horde

Declension

Declension of hord 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hord horden horder horderna
Genitive hords hordens horders hordernas