haddr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hazdaz.

Noun

haddr m

1. hair (on a woman's head)

Declension

Declension of haddr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	haddr	haddrinn	haddar	haddarnir
accusative	hadd	haddinn	hadda	haddana
dative	haddi	haddinum	hǫddum	hǫddunum
genitive	hadds	haddsins	hadda	haddanna

Derived terms

• fallhaddr (“flowing-haired”, adjective)

Related terms

• hár n (“hair”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: haddur

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “haddr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive