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Icelandic
Etymology 1
Compare hár (“high”).[1]
Prefix
há-
- high, highly
Derived terms
terms derived from há- meaning high
Etymology 2
From hár (“an oarlock”).[1]
Prefix
há-
- pertaining to an oarlock
Derived terms
terms derived from há- pertaining to an oarlock
Etymology 3
Compare the Old English hóh (“heel”), hóhsinu (“sinew of the heel”) and Nynorsk håbinda.[1] Compare the Icelandic hæll (“a heel”).[1]
Prefix
há-
- of or pertaining to the heel[1] or articulations of the foot (articulationes pedis)
Derived terms
terms derived from há- meaning heel
Etymology 4
From the archaic hár (“dogfish”).
Prefix
há-
- (archaic) marks fish of the shark kind
Derived terms
terms derived from há- pertaining to shark kind
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