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hæð

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See also: haed and hæþ

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō. Compare Norwegian høgd, Norwegian Nynorsk hædd, Faroese hædd, Swedish höjd, Dutch hoogte, Old High German hohida, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (hauhiþa), English height.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hæð f (genitive singular hæðar, nominative plural hæðir)

  1. hill, hillock
    Synonym: hóll
  2. height
    Synonym: stærð
  3. altitude
  4. storey, floor (level of a multi-storey house)
    efri hæðupper floor
  5. (meteorology) a high, a high-pressure area(wiki)
    Synonym: háþrýstisvæði

Declension

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Declension of hæð (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hæð hæðin hæðir hæðirnar
accusative hæð hæðina hæðir hæðirnar
dative hæð hæðinni hæðum hæðunum
genitive hæðar hæðarinnar hæða hæðanna

Derived terms

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