FromOld Norseorð, fromProto-Germanic*wurdą, fromProto-Indo-European*werdʰo-(“word”), fromProto-Indo-European*werh₁-(“speak”).
Cognate withOld Frisianword,Old Saxonword,Dutchwoord,Old High Germanwort (GermanWort),Swedishord,Gothic𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳(waurd), andEnglishword.
The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source ofLatinverbum,Lithuanianvardas, and, more distantly, ofAncient Greekεἴρω(eírō,“I say”) andOld Church Slavonicротити сѧ(rotiti sę,“to swear”) (Russianротиться(rotitʹsja,“to vow”)).
orð n (genitive singularorðs, pluralorð)
| n3 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | orð | orðið | orð | orðini |
| accusative | orð | orðið | orð | orðini |
| dative | orði | orðinum | orðum | orðunum |
| genitive | orðs | orðsins | orða | orðanna |
FromOld Norseorð, fromProto-Germanic*wurdą, fromProto-Indo-European*werdʰo-(“word”), fromProto-Indo-European*werh₁-(“speak”).
Cognate withOld Frisianword,Old Saxonword,Dutchwoord,Old High Germanwort (GermanWort),Swedishord,Gothic𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌳(waurd), andEnglishword.
The Proto-Indo-European root is also the source ofLatinverbum,Lithuanianvardas, and, more distantly, ofAncient Greekεἴρω(eírō,“I say”) andOld Church Slavonicротити сѧ(rotiti sę,“to swear”) (Russianротиться(rotitʹsja,“to vow”)).
orð n (genitive singularorðs,nominative pluralorð)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | orð | orðið | orð | orðin |
| accusative | orð | orðið | orð | orðin |
| dative | orði | orðinu | orðum | orðunum |
| genitive | orðs | orðsins | orða | orðanna |
FromProto-Germanic*wurdą, fromProto-Indo-European*wr̥dʰom, zero grade ofProto-Indo-European*werdʰo-(“word”), akin toOld Englishword,Old High Germanwort.
orð n (genitiveorðs,pluralorð)
| neuter | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | orð | orðit | orð | orðin |
| accusative | orð | orðit | orð | orðin |
| dative | orði | orðinu | orðum | orðunum |
| genitive | orðs | orðsins | orða | orðanna |
FromOld Norseorð, fromProto-Germanic*wurdą.