hæra

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hæra, from Proto-Germanic *hērijǭ, related to hár (hair). Compare Old English hǣre, Old High German hārra and hāra.

Pronunciation

Noun

hæra f (genitive singular hæru, nominative plural hærur)

  1. grey hair
  2. coarse wool
  3. a blanket or other cloth made from a coarse material, such as horsehair
  4. (botany) woodrush (genus Luzula)
  5. (poetic) troll woman

Declension

    Declension of hæra
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hæra hæran hærur hærurnar
accusative hæru hæruna hærur hærurnar
dative hæru hærunni hærum hærunum
genitive hæru hærunnar hæra hæranna

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From hår.

Verb

hæra (present tense hærer, past tense hærte, past participle hært, passive infinitive hærast, present participle hærande, imperative hær)

  1. to clean away hair
  2. to boult grains
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Noun

hæra f (definite singular hæra, indefinite plural hærer or hæror, definite plural hærene or hærone)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of hære

References

Old English

Pronunciation

Noun

hǣra

  1. genitive plural of hǣr