hæð

See also: hæþ

Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haiːð/
    Rhymes: -aiːð

Noun

hæð f (genitive singular hæðar, nominative plural hæðir)

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

Declension

Synonyms

  • (hill): hóll
  • (height): stærð
  • (high-pressure area): háþrýstisvæði

Derived terms

  • meðalmaður á hæð (man of average size)

See also

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