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hǫrgr
hǫrgr
Old Norse
Noun
hǫrgr m (genitive hǫrgs, plural hǫrgar)
- (Heathenry) a sanctuary, cairn, altar
- Hyndluljóð, verse 10, lines 1-2, in 1860, T. Möbius, Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte. Leipzig, page 83:
- Hörg hann mér gerði / hlaðinn steinum, […]
- For me a cairn / of stones he made, […]
- Hyndluljóð, verse 10, lines 1-2, in 1860, T. Möbius, Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte. Leipzig, page 83:
Declension
Declension of hǫrgr (strong a-stem)
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
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| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | hǫrgr | hǫrgrinn | hǫrgar | hǫrgarnir |
| accusative | hǫrg | hǫrginn | hǫrga | hǫrgana |
| dative | hǫrgi | hǫrginum | hǫrgum | hǫrgunum |
| genitive | hǫrgs | hǫrgsins | hǫrga | hǫrganna |
Derived terms
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References
- hǫrgr in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
- hǫrgr in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.