Njǫrðr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Njǫrðr m

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

Declension[edit]

Declension of Njǫrðr (strong u-stem, indefinite singular only)

masculine	singular
masculine	indefinite
nominative	Njǫrðr
accusative	Njǫrð
dative	Nirði
genitive	Njarðar

Descendants[edit]

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

References[edit]

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

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