hádegi

Icelandic

Etymology

Equivalent to hár (“high”) +‎ dagur (“day”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhauːteiːjɪ/

Noun

hádegi n (genitive singular hádegis, nominative plural hádegi)

1. forenoon; the start of the fifth of the eight eyktir

   Synonyms: miðdagur, miðdegi

Declension

Declension of hádegi (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hádegi	hádegið	hádegi	hádegin
accusative	hádegi	hádegið	hádegi	hádegin
dative	hádegi	hádeginu	hádegum	hádegunum
genitive	hádegis	hádegisins	hádega	hádeganna

Old Norse

Etymology

Equivalent to hár (“high”) +‎ degi (“day”).

Noun

hádegi n

1. midday, noon

Derived terms

• hádegisskeið f (“noon-tide”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: hádegi

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hádegi”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 186; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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