Njǫrðr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *Nerþuz, of unknown origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr (“power, vitality, force”).[1] More at Njörðr, Njörun, and Nerthus.

Proper noun

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Njǫrðr m

  1. (Norse mythology) Njord, the father of Freyr and Freya

Declension

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  Declension of Njǫrðr (strong u-stem, indefinite singular only)
masculine singular
indefinite
nominative Njǫrðr
accusative Njǫrð
dative Nirði
genitive Njarðar

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vigfússon, Guðbrandur (1874). An Icelandic-English Dictionary: Based on the Ms. Collections of the Late Richard Cleasby
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