hross

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈr̥ɔsː/
  • Rhymes: -ɔsː

Noun

hross n (genitive singular hross, nominative plural hross)

  1. a horse

Declension
declension of hross
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hross hrossið hross hrossin
accusative hross hrossið hross hrossin
dative hrossi hrossinu hrossum hrossunum
genitive hross hrossins hrossa hrossanna

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Derived terms

See also

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hrussą (perhaps from a form *hrussa- ‘runner, racer’), from Proto-Indo-European *kers- (“run”). Cognate with Old Saxon hros (Dutch ros), Old High German hros, ros (German Ross), Old English hors (English horse); and, outside the Germanic languages, with Latin currō (“run, race”).

Noun

hross n (genitive hross, plural hross)

  1. horse

Declension
  Declension of hross (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hross hrossit hross hrossin
accusative hross hrossit hross hrossin
dative hrossi hrossinu hrossum hrossunum
genitive hross hrossins hrossa hrossanna

Derived terms

Descendants

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