hross
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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą.
Pronunciation
Noun
hross n (genitive singular hross, nominative plural hross)
Declension
Derived terms
- hrossafluga (“cranefly, daddy longlegs”)
- hrossakjöt (“horsemeat”)
See also
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hrussą (perhaps from a form *hrussa- ‘runner, racer’), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”). Cognate with Old Saxon hros (Dutch ros), Old High German hros, ros (German Ross), Old English hors (English horse); and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin currō (“run, race”).
Noun
hross n (genitive hross, plural hross)
Declension
Declension of hross (strong a-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Icelandic: hross, hors
- Faroese: ross, hors
- Norn: russ
- Norwegian:
- Old Swedish: hors
- Danish: hors (dialectal)
- Gutnish: russ
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hross”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive