hór
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /houːr/
- Rhymes: -ouːr
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hór, related to Gothic 𐌷𐍉𐌷𐌰 (hōha).
Noun
hór m (genitive singular hós, nominative plural hóar)
- pot-hook
- (agriculture) a specific type of earmark for sheep
Declension
Synonyms
- (earmark): hóbiti, hóbit, hóbitað, hófbiti, hófur
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hór, from Proto-Germanic *hōrą. Related to hóra (“whore”).
Noun
hór n (genitive singular hórs, no plural)
Declension
declension of hór
| n-s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hór | hórið |
| accusative | hór | hórið |
| dative | hóri | hórinu |
| genitive | hórs | hórsins |
Derived terms
- drýgja hór (to fornicate)
Etymology 3
From Old Norse hórr (“adulterer”), from Proto-Germanic *hōraz.
Noun
hór m (genitive singular hórs, nominative plural hórar)
Synonyms
- (lover of a married woman): friðill
Irish
Noun
hór m
- h-prothesized form of ór
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