hæð
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
hæð f (genitive singular hæðar, nominative plural hæðir)
- hill, hillock
- height
- altitude
- storey, floor (level of a multi-storey house)
- efri hæð ― upper floor
- (meteorology) a high, a high-pressure area(wiki)
Declension edit
declension of hæð
Synonyms edit
- (hill): hóll
- (height): stærð
- (high-pressure area): háþrýstisvæði
Derived terms edit
- meðalmaður á hæð (man of average size)
- blindhæð (blind rise)