Hǫðr

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English

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Proper noun

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Hǫðr

  1. Alternative form of Höðr

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *Haþuz, probably from *haþuz (battle, fight), in which case a doublet of hǫð-, cognate with Old English heaþo-, Old High German hadu-.

Proper noun

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Hǫðr m (genitive Haðar)

  1. (Norse mythology) Höðr (blind Norse god)

Declension

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Descendants

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All descendants are learned borrowings.

  • Icelandic: Höður
  • Faroese: Høður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Hod
  • Swedish: Höd, Höder, Hod
  • Danish: Hød
  • English: Höðr