Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hvass, from Proto-Germanic *hwassaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /xʷasː/
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  • IPA(key): /kʰvasː/
  • Rhymes: -asː

Adjective

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hvass (comparative hvassari, superlative hvassastur)

  1. sharp (of a knife, etc.)
  2. harsh (in manner, tone, etc.)

Inflection

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hwassaz.

Adjective

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hvass

  1. sharp, keen
  2. fig, of the intellect
  3. sharp, acute

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: hvass
  • Faroese: hvassur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvass
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kvass
  • Old Swedish: hvas
  • Danish: hvas

References

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  • hvass”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

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Adjective

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hvass

  1. Obsolete spelling of vass.