Njǫrðr

Old Norse

Etymology

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

Njǫrðr m

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

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

Descendants
  • Icelandic: Njörður
  • Faroese: Njørður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Njord
  • Swedish: Njärd, Njord
  • Danish: Njørd, Njord
  • → English: Njorth, Njord

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