hagur

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hagr, from Proto-Germanic *hagaz (skilled, handy).

Adjective

hagur (comparative hagari, superlative hagastur)

  1. dexterous, handy
    Synonyms: laginn, flinkur
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

hagur m (genitive singular hags, nominative plural hagir)

  1. an advantage
    Synonym: gagn
  2. economy
    Synonym: efnahagur
    Hagur fjölskyldunnar stóð með blóma.
    The family's 'finances were flourishing.
  3. circumstances
    Synonym: ástæður
Declension
Derived terms
"advantage"
"economy"