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Old English · adjective

hror

Normalised hrōr

Part of speech
adjective
IPA
/xroːr/
[r̥oːr]
Syllables
xroːr (1 syllable)
Modern English
stirringagileactivenimblevigorousstout

Meaning

  1. stirring, active

  2. nimble, agile

  3. stout, vigorous, strong

Declension

Strong declension of hror
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hrōrhrōrhrōr
Accusative hrōrnehrōrehrōr
Genitive hrōreshrōrrehrōres
Dative hrōrumhrōrrehrōrum
Instrumental hrōrehrōrrehrōre
Plural
Nominative hrōrehrōrahrōrehrōr
Accusative hrōrehrōrahrōrehrōr
Genitive hrōrrahrōrrahrōrra
Dative hrōrumhrōrumhrōrum
Instrumental hrōrumhrōrumhrōrum
Weak declension of hror
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Singular
Nominative hrōrahrōrehrōre
Accusative hrōranhrōranhrōre
Genitive hrōranhrōranhrōran
Dative hrōranhrōranhrōran
Instrumental hrōranhrōranhrōran
Plural
Nominative hrōranhrōranhrōran
Accusative hrōranhrōranhrōran
Genitive hrōrrahrōrenahrōrrahrōrenahrōrrahrōrena
Dative hrōrumhrōrumhrōrum
Instrumental hrōrumhrōrumhrōrum

All forms (10)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrōʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hrōzaz (“active, quick”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂- (“to mix, stir, seethe”). Possibly cognate with Proto-Norse (hroʀaʀ, male given name)..

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