See also: hjärta
Contents
- 1 Faroese
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Pronunciation
- 1.3 Noun
- 1.3.1 Declension
- 1.3.2 Derived terms
- 1.3.3 Related terms
- 2 Icelandic
- 2.1 Etymology
- 2.2 Pronunciation
- 2.3 Noun
- 2.3.1 Declension
- 2.3.2 Synonyms
- 2.3.3 Derived terms
- 3 Norwegian Nynorsk
- 3.1 Pronunciation
- 3.2 Etymology 1
- 3.2.1 Alternative forms
- 3.2.2 Noun
- 3.2.2.1 Declension
- 3.2.2.2 Related terms
- 3.3 Etymology 2
- 3.3.1 Adjective
- 3.3.1.1 Synonyms
- 3.3.1.2 Derived terms
- 3.3.1 Adjective
- 3.4 References
- 4 Old Norse
- 4.1 Etymology
- 4.2 Noun
- 4.2.1 Declension
- 4.2.2 Descendants
- 4.3 References
Faroese
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Etymology
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From Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
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hjartan (genitive singular hjarta, plural hjørtu or hjørtur)
- heart (muscle)
- heart (seat of emotion)
Declension
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n2 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | hjarta | hjartað | hjørtu(r) | hjørtuni |
Accusative | hjarta | hjartað | hjørtu(r) | hjørtuni |
Dative | hjarta | hjartanum | hjørtum | hjørtunum |
Genitive | hjarta | hjartans | hjartna | hjartnanna |
Derived terms
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- hjarta mítt - my love (address)
- hjartaarvi
- hjartabankan
- hjartabarn
- hjartablað
- hjartableytur
- hjartablídni
- hjartablíður
- hjartablóð
- hjartablóma
- hjartabotnur
- hjartabrek
- hjartabrotin
- hjartadeyði
- hjartadropar
- hjartadýpi
- hjartafløvi
- hjartafriður
- hjartaglaður
- hjartagóðska
- hjartagóður
- hjartagras
- hjartaheitur
- hjartailska
- hjartakaldur
- hjartaklapp
- hjartakrampi
- hjartakreppingar
- hjartakuldi
- hjartakvikil
- hjartalag
- hjartaleysur
- hjartaligur
- hjartalitur
- hjartaljóð
- hjartaloka
- hjartaloysi
- hjartalættur
- hjartamál
- hjartamein
- hjartamøði
- hjartamørur
- hjartanemandi
- hjartanítandi
- hjartanívandi
- hjartareinur
- hjartarit
- hjartarúm
- hjartarørdur
- hjartasjúka
- hjartasjúkur
- hjartaskapaður
- hjartaslag
- hjartasláttur
- hjartasorg
- hjartasteðgur
- hjartasteinur
- hjartasterkur
- hjartastórur
- hjartastrik
- hjartastrongur
- hjartastyrkur
- hjartasuff
- hjartasvakur
- hjartatáttur
- hjartatilburður
- hjartatindur
- hjartatjarnaks
- hjartatrongd
- hjartatrongdur
- hjartatvíbløðka
- hjartavaksin
- hjartaveikur
- hjartavinur
- hjartavøddi
- hjartaylur
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Icelandic
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Etymology
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From Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr (“heart”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
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hjartan (genitive singular hjarta, nominative plural hjörtu)
Declension
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declension of hjarta
Synonyms
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- (seat of emotion): brjóst (literally "breast")
Derived terms
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Norwegian Nynorsk
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Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
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From Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic *hertô, whence also English heart. Ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *ḱerd-.
Noun
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hjartan (definite singular hjarta, indefinite plural hjarto, definite plural hjarto)
- heart (muscle)
Hjarta er ein muskel.
- The heart is a muscle.
- heart (seat of emotion)
Hjarta mitt vil det annleis.
- My heart wants it different.
- plural definite of hjarte
Declension
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Declension of hjarta (weak an-stem)
Related terms
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Etymology 2
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Adjective
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hjarta (singular and plural hjarta, comparative meir hjarta, superlative mest hjarta)
- brave
- hearted (describing a person's mind; used to create other adjectives)
Han var ein hardhjarta person.
- He was a hardhearted person.
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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References
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- “hjarta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
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Etymology
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From Proto-Germanic *hertô, whence also Old Saxon herta, Old Dutch herta, Old Frisian herte, Old English heorte, Old High German herza, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍄𐍉 (hairtō). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.
Noun
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hjartan (genitive hjarta, plural hjǫrtu)
- heart
- Hávamál 95 (tr. W. H. Auden and P. B. Taylor):
Hugr einn þat veit,
er býr hjarta nær,
einn er hann sér of sefa;
ǫng er sótt verri
hveim snotrum manni
en sér engu at una.- The mind alone knows what is near the heart,
Each is his own judge:
The worst sickness for a wise man
Is to crave what he cannot enjoy.
- The mind alone knows what is near the heart,
- Hávamál 95 (tr. W. H. Auden and P. B. Taylor):
Declension
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Declension of hjarta (weak an-stem)
Descendants
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- Icelandic: hjarta
- Faroese: hjarta
- Norn: hjarta
- Norwegian Nynorsk: hjarta, hjarte, hjerta
- Jamtish: hjarte
- Elfdalian: järta
- Old Swedish: hiærta
- Old Danish: hiartæ, hiærtæ
- Gutnish: hjärte
References
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- “hjarta”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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