hester

See also: Hester

Middle Norwegian

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Alternative forms

• hestær

Etymology

From Old Norse hestr m, from Proto-Germanic *hangistaz. Cognate with Old Swedish hæster and Icelandic hestur.

Noun

hester m

1. horse

Descendants

• Norwegian Nynorsk: hest; (dialectal) hest’e, heist

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From older Danish hæster, or more likely heste with added -r analogous to other plural forms (e.g. byer). Compare Norwegian hestar.

Pronunciation

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Noun

hester m

1. indefinite plural of hest