hirða

== Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɪrða/ Rhymes: -ɪrða === Etymology 1 === ==== Verb ==== hirða (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hirti, supine hirt) to get, to collect, to gather [with accusative] to tend, to look after, to keep [with accusative] ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== hirða um (“to care for, to care about”) hirðir, hirðari (“shepherd, herdsman”) hirðingi (“nomad”) hirðing (“tending, keeping”) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== hirða f (genitive singular hirðu, no plural) thrift, thriftiness ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== hirðusamur hirðusemi hirðulaus hirðuleysi === Etymology 3 === ==== Noun ==== hirða indefinite accusative plural of hirðir indefinite genitive plural of hirðir == Old Norse == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hirdijaną, causative first class weak verb formed to *herdō (“herd”), whence hjǫrð. === Verb === hirða to keep in a box or chest to gather (hay) to hide, conceal to mind, care for (negated, with imperative) seek to ==== Related terms ==== hirðir (“shepherd”, agent noun) hjǫrð (“herd”) ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: hirða Old Swedish: hirdha Danish: hyrde Norwegian Nynorsk: hyrda