Icelandic edit

Etymology 1 edit

Compare hár (high).[1]

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há-

  1. high, highly
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Etymology 2 edit

From hár (an oarlock).[1]

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há-

  1. pertaining to an oarlock
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Etymology 3 edit

Compare the Old English hóh (heel), hóhsinu (sinew of the heel) and Nynorsk håbinda.[1] Compare the Icelandic hæll (a heel).[1]

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há-

  1. of or pertaining to the heel[1] or articulations of the foot (articulationes pedis)
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Etymology 4 edit

From the archaic hár (dogfish).

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há-

  1. (archaic) marks fish of the shark kind
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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ásgeir Blöndal MagnússonÍslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)