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hárr

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See also: harr and Harr

Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hairaz.

Adjective

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hárr

  1. hoary, greyhaired
    gamall ok hárr
    old and grey
    • Anonymous, Hávamál stanza 135:
      [] at hárum þul · hlæ þú aldrigi,
      opt er gótt, · þat er gamlir kveða; []
      Never laugh at a hoary sage; often what old men say is good.
    • Þjóðólfr ór Hvíni, Ynglingatal stanza 13.17-20:
      [] Máttit hárr · hjarðar mæki
      austrkonungr · upp of halda. []
      The grey eastern king could not hold up the sword of the bull (DRINKING HORN)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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

Further reading

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  1. page/188 Internet Archive]