hæra

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaiːra/

  Rhymes: -aiːra

Noun

hæra f (genitive singular hæru, nominative plural hærur)

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

Derived terms

• hvítur fyrir hærum
• kemba ekki hærurnar
• hærukarl
• hærukollur

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From hår.

Verb

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

1. to clean away hair
2. to boult grains

Synonyms

• håra

Related terms

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

Etymology 2

Noun

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

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of hære

References

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

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxæː.rɑ/, [ˈhæː.rɑ]

Noun

hǣra

1. genitive plural of hǣr