hædd

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hatː/

Noun

hædd f (genitive singular hæddar, plural hæddir)

1. height
2. top (sports, etc.)
3. floor, level

Declension

f2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hædd	hæddin	hæddir	hæddirnar
accusative	hædd	hæddina	hæddir	hæddirnar
dative	hædd	hæddini	hæddum	hæddunum
genitive	hæddar	hæddarinnar	hædda	hæddanna

Synonyms

• top

hámark

• floor

stokkverk

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō. Compare Faroese hædd and Icelandic hæð. Doublet of høgd.

Noun

hædd f (definite singular hædda, indefinite plural hædder, definite plural hæddene)

1. height
2. highest point of something; top

Synonyms

• høgd
• topp

References

• “hædd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.