See also: haband

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From há- (of or pertaining to the heel or articulations of the foot) +‎ band (a string, a yard),[1] Compare the Faroese hábinda and Nynorsk håbinda and habbenda.[1] Compare há- and hæll (a heel).[1]

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Noun edit

háband n (genitive singular hábands, nominative plural hábönd)

  1. a string tied tightly above the hock of one of the hind legs of a misbehaving sheep during herding

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References edit

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