hjord

See also: hjørð and hjörð

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɔːrd/, [jɒːˀd̥]

Noun

hjord c (singular definite hjorden, plural indefinite hjorder or hjorde)

  1. herd

Declension
Declension of hjord
common
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hjord hjorden hjorder
hjorde		 hjorderne
hjordene
genitive hjords hjordens hjorders
hjordes		 hjordernes
hjordenes

References

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hiorþ, from Old Norse hjǫrð, from Proto-Germanic *herdō, from Proto-Indo-European *kerdʰ- (“file, row, herd”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /juːɖ/
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  • Homophones: gjord, jord

Noun

hjord c

  1. herd; a number of beasts gathered

Declension
Declension of hjord 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative hjord hjorden hjordar hjordarna
Genitive hjords hjordens hjordars hjordarnas
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