hræ

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hræ, from Proto-Germanic *hraiwan.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /r̥aiː/

  Rhymes: -aiː

Noun

hræ n

1. carcass; body of a dead animal or human
2. (figuratively, informal) a worn out and useless machine

Declension

declension of hræ

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hræ	hræið	hræ	hræin
accusative	hræ	hræið	hræ	hræin
dative	hræi	hræinu	hræjum	hræjunum
genitive	hræs	hræsins	hræja	hræjanna

Usage notes

It is considered coarse and unbefitting to use this word for a human corpse in the modern language, although it seemed to be commonly used without insult in earlier times.

Synonyms

• (carcass): lík (usually of a human corpse), nár (human corpse)

Derived terms

• bílhræ
• hrææta