Hjarrandi

== Old Norse == === Alternative forms === Hjarrandr === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *Herzendô or Proto-Germanic *Herrendô from Proto-Germanic *herzô (“hinge”) therefore possibly meaning "the hinged one" or rather "the hanged one", equivalent to hjara +‎ -andi, cf. Old Norse hjarr (“hinge”) or maybe "the loud one", cf. Shetland sjara (“to rattle”). Cognate with Old English Heorrenda which is soley attested in Deor where Heorrenda is a genius poet, replacing Deor in the court of the Heodenings (Hjaðningar), and Old High German Herrant attested in Kudrun "wie suoze Horant sanc" = "How sweet Horant sang". === Pronunciation === (9th century West Norse) IPA(key): /ˈhjɑrːɑnde/ (12th century Icelandic) IPA(key): /ˈhjarːandi/ === Proper noun === Hjarrandi (Norse mythology) a heiti of Odin a male given name ==== Declension ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. ==== References ==== Orðsifjabók.Árnastofnun Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary