heiðr

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *haiduz. Originally a u-stem, but reanalyzed into an a-stem.

Noun

heiðr m (genitive heiðrs)

  1. honour, worth
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  • Icelandic: heiður
  • Faroese: heiður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: heider
  • Danish: hæder
  • Swedish: heder

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *haiþī.

Noun

heiðr f (genitive heiðar, plural heiðar)

  1. heath, moor
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Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *haidraz, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ro- (bright, clear, shining). Compare Old High German heitar (German heiter) and Sanskrit चित्र (citra, bright, wonderful, multicolored).

Adjective

heiðr (comparative heiðari, superlative heiðastr)

  1. bright, clear, cloudless
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