håg
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hávir, plural of Old Norse hár, from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-, a suffixed form of *kew-. Compare Swedish hög, Danish høj, English high.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hɔːɡ/, [ho̞ːɡ]
Adjective
håg (masculine and feminine håg, neuter hågt, definite singular and plural håge, comparative hægre, indefinite superlative hægst, definite superlative hægste)
- (nonstandard or dialectal) alternative form of høg (“high, tall; loud”)
- Antonym: låg
- 1917, Skar, Johannes, “Villøykjen”, in Sogur (Gamalt or Sætesdal; 7), volume II, Kristiania: Norli, page 32:
- daa kom han paa ei grøn Slett inn-med ein kaldleg håg Stein i Skogjen.
- then he encountered a green flat-patch next to a very high rock in the forest.
Related terms
- hæd
- hædd
References
- “haag” in Ivar Aasen (1873) Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring
Swedish
Alternative forms
- hug (from Old Swedish variant hugher)
Etymology
From Old Swedish hogher, from Old Norse hugr, from Proto-Germanic *hugiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hoːɡ/
Declension
| Declension of håg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | håg | hågen | — | — |
| Genitive | hågs | hågens | — | — |
Related terms
- farhåga
- glad i hågen
- hugad
- hugfästa
- hugskott
- hugsvala
- ihåg
- hågkomst
- håglös
- räddhågad
- räddhågsen
- tvehågsen
References
- håg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- håg in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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