hǫnd

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See also: hond, Hond, hönd, and Hond.

Old Norse

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Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *handuz (hand). Cognate with Old English hand, Old Frisian hand, Old Saxon hand, Old Dutch hant, Old High German hant, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌿𐍃 (handus).

Pronunciation

  • (12th Century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈhɒ̃nd/

Noun

hǫnd f (genitive handar, dative hendi, plural hendr)

  1. hand

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Descendants

  • Icelandic: hönd
  • Faroese: hond
  • Norn: hanjd
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hand, hond
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hand
  • Elfdalian: and
  • Old Swedish: hand
  • Old Danish: haand
  • Gutnish: hand