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hárr

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See also: harr and Harr

Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hairaz.

Adjective

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hárr

  1. hoary, greyhaired
    • Hávamál, verse 135
      [] at hárum þul / hlæ þú aldregi,
      oft er gótt, / þat er gamlir kveða; []
      [] at a grey-haired sage / never laugh,
      often is good, / that which the old tell; []

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: hár
  • Danish: hǫr
  • ? Old French: haraz (see there for further descendants)

References

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