Icelandic edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse hagr, from Proto-Germanic *hagaz (skilled, handy).

Adjective edit

hagur (comparative hagari, superlative hagastur)

  1. dexterous, handy
    Synonyms: laginn, flinkur
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

hagur m (genitive singular hags, nominative plural hagir)

  1. an advantage
    Synonym: gagn
  2. economy
    Synonym: efnahagur
    Hagur fjölskyldunnar stóð með blóma.
    The family's 'finances were flourishing.
  3. circumstances
    Synonym: ástæður
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
"advantage"
"economy"