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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hávir, plural of Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, a suffixed form of *kew-. Compare Swedish hög, Danish høj, English high.
Pronunciation
Adjective
håg (masculine and feminine håg, neuter hågt, definite singular and plural håge, comparative hægre, indefinite superlative hægst, definite superlative hægste)
- (nonstandard or dialectal) alternative form of høg (“high, tall; loud”)
- Antonym: låg
1917, Johannes Skar, “Villøykjen”, in Sogur (Gamalt or Sætesdal; 7), volume II, Kristiania: Norli, page 32:daa kom han paa ei grøn Slett inn-med ein kaldleg håg Stein i Skogjen.- then he encountered a green flat-patch next to a very tall rock in the forest.
1861, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, “Rundarne”, in Ferdaminni fraa Sumaren 1860, page 98:Til lenger eg kom nordetter mot Rundarne, til hægre og digrare vardt baadi Fjøllryggen og Topparne.- The further northward I got toward Rondane, the higher and larger became both the mountain ridge and the summits.
References
- “haag” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish hogher, from Old Norse hugr, from Proto-Germanic *hugiz.
Pronunciation
Noun
håg c
- mind, mindset, temper, inclination
Declension
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