hjort

From Old Norse hjǫrtr, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz.

• IPA^(key): /jɔːrt/, [jɒːd̥]

hjort c (singular definite hjorten, plural indefinite hjorte)

1. deer, stag

• “hjort” in Den Danske Ordbog

From Old Norse hjǫrtr

hjort m (definite singular hjorten, indefinite plural hjorter, definite plural hjortene)

1. a red deer (Cervus elaphus)

• “hjort” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse hjǫrtr. Akin to English hart.

• IPA^(key): /jʊrt/
• Homophones: gjort, jort

hjort m (definite singular hjorten, indefinite plural hjortar, definite plural hjortane)

1. a red deer (Cervus elaphus)
   • 1863, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Den scotske Highlander:

     No er det meste rudt med Rot, og Grunden lagd for Fenadfot, og ellers Fugl og Hjort.

     Now most of it is cleared away, and the ground laid for the feet of cattle, and also fowl and deer.

• dåhjort

• “hjort” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Old Swedish hiorter, from Old Norse hjǫrtr, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerw-.

• IPA^(key): /jʊrt/
• Homophone: gjort

hjort c

1. a deer, a hart

• dovhjort
• hjortfärs
• hjorthorn
• hjortsadel

• hjortron