háband

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Icelandic

Etymology

From há- (“of or pertaining to the heel or articulations of the foot”) +‎ band (“a string, a yard”),[1] Compare the Faroese hábinda and Nynorsk håbinda and habbenda.[1] Compare há- and hæll (“a heel”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

háband n (genitive singular hábands, nominative plural hábönd)

  1. a string tied tightly above the hock of one of the hind legs of a misbehaving sheep during herding

Declension

declension of háband
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative háband hábandið hábönd háböndin
accusative háband hábandið hábönd háböndin
dative hábandi hábandinu háböndum háböndunum
genitive hábands hábandsins hábanda hábandanna

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
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