hæra

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaiːra/

  Rhymes: -aiːra

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

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

From hår.

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

• håra

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

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

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of hære

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