hæð

See also: haed and hæþ

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō. Compare Norwegian høgd, Norwegian Nynorsk hædd, Faroese hædd, Swedish höjd, Dutch hoogte, Old High German hohida, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (hauhiþa), English height.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haiːð/

  Rhymes: -aiːð

Noun

hæð f (genitive singular hæðar, nominative plural hæðir)

1. hill, hillock
2. height
3. altitude
4. storey, floor (level of a multi-storey house)

   efri hæð ― upper floor

5. (meteorology) a high, a high-pressure area^(wiki)

Synonyms

• (hill): hóll
• (height): stærð
• (high-pressure area): háþrýstisvæði

Derived terms

• meðalmaður á hæð (man of average size)
• blindhæð (blind rise)

See also

• lengd