hæra

Icelandic edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse hæra, from Proto-Germanic *hērijǭ, related to hár (“hair”). Compare Old English hǣre, Old High German hārra and hāra.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈhaiːra/
Rhymes: -aiːra

Noun edit

hæra f (genitive singular hæru, nominative plural hærur)

grey hair
coarse wool
a blanket or other cloth made from a coarse material, such as horsehair
(botany) woodrush (genus Luzula)
(poetic) troll woman

Declension edit

declension of hæra

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular		plural
nominative	hæra	hæran	hærur	hærurnar
accusative	hæru	hæruna	hærur	hærurnar
dative	hæru	hærunni	hærum	hærunum
genitive	hæru	hærunnar	hæra	hæranna

Derived terms edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology 1 edit

From hår.

Verb edit

hæra (present tense hærer, past tense hærte, past participle hært, passive infinitive hærast, present participle hærande, imperative hær)

to clean away hair
to boult grains

Synonyms edit

håra

Related terms edit

hærd (“haired”) (e.g. raudhærd (“red-haired”))

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

hæra f (definite singular hæra, indefinite plural hærer or hæror, definite plural hærene or hærone)

(pre-2012) alternative form of hære

References edit

“hæra” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
“hæra” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring