Danish

Noun

hjort c (singular definite hjorten, plural indefinite hjorte)

1. deer, stag

Inflection

References

• “hjort” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hjǫrtr

Noun

hjort m ‎(definite singular hjorten, indefinite plural hjorter, definite plural hjortene)

1. a red deer (Cervus elaphus)

References

• “hjort” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hjǫrtr

Noun

hjort m ‎(definite singular hjorten, indefinite plural hjortar, definite plural hjortane)

1. a red deer (Cervus elaphus)

References

• “hjort” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish hiorter, from Old Norse hjǫrtr, from Proto-Germanic *herutaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kerw-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jʊrt/
• Homophone: gjort

Noun

hjort c

1. a deer, a hart

Declension

Related terms

• dovhjort
• hjortfärs
• hjorthorn
• hjortsadel

See also

• hjortron