Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (rough hair, bristle).

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Noun

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hár n (genitive singular hárs, plural hár)

  1. hair

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Declension of hár
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hár hárið hár hárini
accusative hár hárið hár hárini
dative hári hárinum hárum hárunum
genitive hárs hársins hára háranna

Icelandic

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse hár, hór, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz.

Adjective

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hár (comparative hærri, superlative hæstur)

  1. high
    Múrinn er hár.
    The wall is high.
  2. tall
    Guð minn almáttugur! Þú ert orðinn svo hár!
    My god almighty! You've gotten so tall!
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Etymology 2

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From Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hērą.

Noun

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hár n (genitive singular hárs, nominative plural hár)

  1. hair
    Þú hefur fallegt hár.
    You have pretty hair.
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    Declension of hár
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hár hárið hár hárin
accusative hár hárið hár hárin
dative hári hárinu hárum hárunum
genitive hárs hársins hára háranna
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Etymology 3

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Cognate with the Faroese háur, hávur,[1] Norwegian Bokmål hai and Swedish haj.

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Noun

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hár m (genitive singular hás, nominative plural hávar)

  1. (archaic) a dogfish
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References

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  1. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal MagnússonÍslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

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Irish

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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hár

  1. h-prothesized form of ár

Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *hauhaz (high), from Proto-Indo-European *kewk- (to bend, curve, arch, vault). Cognate with Old English hēah, Old Frisian hāch, Old Saxon hōh, Old High German hōh, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐍃 (hauhs).

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Adjective

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hár (comparative hærri, superlative hæstr)

  1. high, tall
    • Vǫluspá, verse 19, lines 1-4, in 1867, S. Bugge, Norrœn fornkvæði: Sæmundar Edda hins fróða. Christiania, page 4:
      Ask veit ek standa / heitir Yggdrasill
      hár baðmr, ausinn / hvíta auri; []
      I know an ash stands / named Yggdrasill
      a high tree, washed / with white mud; []
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Descendants
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  • Icelandic: hár
  • Faroese: háur
  • Norn: hjog, høg
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: håg (< pl. hávir); (dialectal)
  • Old Swedish: hø̄gher
    • Swedish: hög
    • Middle Norwegian: høg (from ca. 1400)
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: høg
        • Norwegian Bokmål: høg
  • Danish: høj
  • Old Gutnish: haur

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *hērą, from Proto-Indo-European *keres- (rough hair, bristle). Compare Old Saxon and Old High German hār, Old English her, hǣr.

Noun

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hár n

  1. hair
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Etymology 3

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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hár m (genitive hás, plural háir)

  1. thole
    Synonyms: þollr, keipr
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  • Norwegian Nynorsk:

Etymology 4

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Probably from a derivative of Proto-Germanic *hawwaną (to hew, cut), related to Frankish *hauwan.

Noun

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hár m

  1. spiny dogfish
    • First Grammatical Treatise, 84 22:
      Har vex á kykvendum, en hȧr er fiskr.
      Hair grows on living things, but har is a fish.
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The First Grammarian says that this word had a long nasalized vowel, marked with an overdot, and contrasts it with hár (hair), which does not.

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Etymology 5

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Adjective

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hár

  1. strong feminine nominative singular of hárr
  2. strong neuter nominative/accusative plural of hárr

Etymology 6

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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hár f

  1. indefinite genitive singular of
  2. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of

References

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  • hár in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.

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