heiður

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse heiðr, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz.

Pronunciation

Noun

heiður m (genitive singular heiðurs, uncountable)

  1. honour, honor, award
  2. blue skies and sun

Declension

m19-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative heiður heiðurin
accusative heiður heiðurin
dative heiðri heiðrinum
genitive heiðurs heiðursins

Derived terms

Adjective

heiður

  1. bright, clear, cloudless

Declension

Declension of heiður (a15)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiður heið heitt
accusative heiðan heiða heitt
dative heiðum heiðari heiðum
genitive heiðs heiðar heiðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðir heiðar heið
accusative heiðar heiðar heið
dative heiðum heiðum heiðum
genitive heiða heiða heiða

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse heiðr, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz.

Noun

heiður m (genitive singular heiðurs, no plural)

  1. honour, honor
Declension
Declension of heiður (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative heiður heiðurinn
accusative heiður heiðurinn
dative heiðri heiðrinum
genitive heiðurs heiðursins

Etymology 2

From Old Norse heiðr, from Proto-Germanic *haidaz, *haidraz.

Adjective

heiður (comparative heiðari, superlative heiðastur)

  1. bright, clear, cloudless
Usage notes
  • The strong neuter singular nominative/accusative heitt is avoided due to potential confusion with the form heitt of heitur.
Declension
positive forms of heiður
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiður heið heitt1
accusative heiðan heiða
dative heiðum heiðri heiðu
genitive heiðs heiðrar heiðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðir heiðar heið
accusative heiða
dative heiðum
genitive heiðra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiði heiða heiða
acc/dat/gen heiða heiðu
plural (all-case) heiðu

1Proscribed/avoided.

comparative forms of heiður
weak declension
(definite) 		masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) heiðari heiðari heiðara
plural (all-case) heiðari
superlative forms of heiður
strong declension
(indefinite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðastur heiðust heiðast
accusative heiðastan heiðasta
dative heiðustum heiðastri heiðustu
genitive heiðasts heiðastrar heiðasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðastir heiðastar heiðust
accusative heiðasta
dative heiðustum
genitive heiðastra
weak declension
(definite) 		singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðasti heiðasta heiðasta
acc/dat/gen heiðasta heiðustu
plural (all-case) heiðustu

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
  • Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “heiður”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
  • Mörður Árnason (2019) Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
  • “heiður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
  • “heiður”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)
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