Hǿnir

== Old Norse == === Etymology === Uncertain origin; possibly from Proto-Germanic *hauhnijaz (“high one”), or Proto-Germanic *huhnijaz (“white one”) (cf. Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos, “swan”)). === Proper noun === Hǿnir m (genitive Hǿnis) (Norse mythology) Hœnir, a god involved in the creation of humans, associated with storks and swans ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: Hænir Faroese: Hønir Norwegian: Høne Swedish: Höne