horz

Jassic

Etymology

From Old Ossetic [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Iranian *xwarž-; cognate with Iron хорз (xorz), Digor хуарз (xwarz, “good”), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (hwʾlyst' /xwālist/, “sweetest”), and Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀-‎‎ (xᵛarəzišta-‎, “sweetest”). Compare also Old Armenian ախորժ (axorž), an Iranian borrowing.

Adjective

horz

  1. good

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Fridrik Thordarson, Ossetic Grammatical Studies (2009)
  • R. Bielmeier, Das Alanische bei Tzetzes in Medioiranica: Proceedings of the International Colloquium, quoting the 1422 Jassic wordlist
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