*hersô

Runic: ᚺᛖᚱᛊᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈxer.sɔːː/

noun · neuter · an-stem

Meanings

crown of the head

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱérh₂sō (‘top of the head/skull’), from the root *ḱerh₂s- (‘head’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.hersôhersōnō
Acc.hersôhersōnō
Gen.hirsinizhersanǫ̂
Dat.hirsinihersammaz
Inst.hirsinēhersammiz
Voc.hersôhersōnō

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Descendants

  • hjarsi (Old Norse)
    • hjarsi, hjassi (Icelandic)
    • hjasse (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    • hjässa (Swedish)
  • hjarsi (Old Norse)
    • jassæ, jæssæ, jessæ, issæ (Old Danish)
      • isse (Danish)
        • isse (Norwegian Bokmål)
          • isse (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • hjassi (Old Norse)
    • hjarsi, hjassi (Icelandic)
    • hjasse (Norwegian Nynorsk)
    • hjässa (Swedish)
  • hjassi (Old Norse)
    • jassæ, jæssæ, jessæ, issæ (Old Danish)
      • isse (Danish)
        • isse (Norwegian Bokmål)
          • isse (Norwegian Nynorsk)

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