hǫm

See also: hom, hôm, hợm, and hom.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hammō. Compare English ham.

Noun

hǫm f (genitive hamar)

the back of the thigh (on animals)

Declension

Declension of hǫm (strong ō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hǫm	hǫmin	hamar	hamarnar
accusative	hǫm	hǫmina	hamar	hamarnar
dative	hǫm	hǫminni	hǫmum	hǫmunum
genitive	hamar	hamarinnar	hama	hamanna

Descendants

Icelandic: höm
Norwegian: hombot
Swedish: hamboge
Danish: hambugt

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