*herznô

Runic: ᚺᛖᚱᛉᚾᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈxerz.nɔːː/

noun · masculine · an-stem

Meanings

brain

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂s- (‘head’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.herznôherznaniz
Acc.herznanųherznanunz
Gen.hirzninizherznanǫ̂
Dat.hirzniniherznammaz
Inst.hirzninēherznammiz
Voc.herznôherznaniz

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Descendants

  • hjarni (Old Norse)
    • ienne (Elfdalian)
    • hjänne, hjärni (Gutnish)
    • hjarni (Icelandic)
    • hjerne (Norwegian Nynorsk)
  • hjarni (Old Norse)
    • hjerne (Danish)
      • hjerne (Norwegian Bokmål)
  • hjarni (Old Norse)
    • hiærne (Old Swedish)
      • hjärna (Swedish)

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