hræ

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hræ, from Proto-Germanic *hraiwą.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /r̥aiː/
  • Rhymes: -aiː

Noun

hræ n (genitive singular hræs, nominative plural hræ)

  1. carcass; body of a dead animal or human
  2. (figuratively, informal) a worn out and useless machine

Usage notes
  • It is considered coarse and unbefitting to use this word for a human corpse in the modern language, although it seemed to be commonly used without insult in earlier times.

Declension
declension of hræ
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hræ hræið hræ hræin
accusative hræ hræið hræ hræin
dative hræi hræinu hræjum hræjunum
genitive hræs hræsins hræja hræjanna

Synonyms
  • (carcass): lík (usually of a human corpse), nár (human corpse)

Derived terms
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