hryssa

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hryssa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr̥ɪsːa/

  Rhymes: -ɪsːa

Noun

hryssa f (genitive singular hryssu, nominative plural hryssur)

1. a mare

   Synonym: meri

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hryssa	hryssan	hryssur	hryssurnar
accusative	hryssu	hryssuna	hryssur	hryssurnar
dative	hryssu	hryssunni	hryssum	hryssunum
genitive	hryssu	hryssunnar	hryssa, hryssna	hryssanna, hryssnanna

Declension of hryssa (feminine)

See also

• hross

Old Norse

Noun

hryssa f (genitive hryssu, plural hryssur)

1. mare

   Synonyms: jalda f, merr f

Declension

Declension of hryssa (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hryssa	hryssan	hryssur	hryssurnar
accusative	hryssu	hryssuna	hryssur	hryssurnar
dative	hryssu	hryssunni	hryssum	hryssunum
genitive	hryssu	hryssunnar	hryssna	hryssnanna

Descendants

• Faroese: ryssa f
• Icelandic: hryssa f

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hryssa”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive