há-

See also: Há-

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Compare hár (“high”).[1]

Prefix

há-

  1. high, highly
Derived terms
terms derived from há- meaning high

Etymology 2

From hár (“an oarlock”).[1]

Prefix

há-

  1. pertaining to an oarlock
Derived terms
terms derived from há- pertaining to an oarlock

Etymology 3

Compare the Old English hóh (“heel”), hóhsinu (“sinew of the heel”) and Nynorsk håbinda.[1] Compare the Icelandic hæll (“a heel”).[1]

Prefix

há-

  1. of or pertaining to the heel[1] or articulations of the foot (articulationes pedis)
Derived terms
terms derived from há- meaning heel

Etymology 4

From the archaic hár (“dogfish”).

Prefix

há-

  1. (archaic) marks fish of the shark kind
Derived terms
terms derived from há- pertaining to shark kind
  • hákarl
  • hákerling
  • hámeri (porbeagle)
  • háskerðingur

References
  1. Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)
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