hestr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᚺᚨᚷᛖᛋᛏᚢᛗᛦ (hagestumʀ /⁠hągestumʀ⁠/), from Proto-Germanic *hanhistaz, *hangistaz.

Noun

hestr m

  1. horse
    Synonym: hross

Declension
  Declension of hestr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hestr hestrinn hestar hestarnir
accusative hest hestinn hesta hestana
dative hesti hestinum hestum hestunum
genitive hests hestsins hesta hestanna

Descendants

References
  • “hestr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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