hönd

See also: hond, Hond, hǫnd, and Hond.

Icelandic

Alternative forms
  • (nonstandard, colloquial, sports) hendi

Etymology

From Old Norse hǫnd, from Proto-Germanic *handuz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hœnt/
    Rhymes: -œnt

Noun

hönd f (genitive singular handar, nominative plural hendur)

  1. (anatomy) hand syn.
    Mér er illt í hendinni.
    My hand hurts.
  2. side, hand syn.
    Og ykkur á hægri hönd sjáið þið Esjuna.
    And on your right hand you can see the Esja.
  3. hand, handwriting (someone's personal style of writing)

Usage notes
  • The dative form hönd is used in the sense of “handwriting”.
  • The plural form höndur is mostly obsolete.
  • The alternative form hendi is sometimes used for nominative and accusative singular in non-standard colloquial speech; especially regarding sports.

Declension
declension of hönd
hönd singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hönd höndin hendur / höndur hendurnar / höndurnar
accusative hönd höndina hendur / höndur hendurnar / höndurnar
dative hendi hendinni höndum höndunum
genitive handar handarinnar handa handanna

Synonyms

Derived terms
(hand): def. syn. derived terms
  • inna greiðslu af hendi
  • jöfnum höndum
  • kasta höndum til
  • kyssa á hönd
  • láta af hendi
  • láta hendur standa fram úr ermum
  • leggja hendur á
  • leggja síðustu hönd á
  • með hangandi hendi
  • segja stríð á hendur
  • sjá í hendi sér
  • slá hendinni við
  • taka fram fyrir hendurnar á
  • taka höndum
  • taka höndum saman
  • takast á hendur
  • takast í hendur
  • taka tveimur höndum
  • vera á höndum
  • vera fyrir hendi
  • vera innan handar
(side): def. syn. derived terms
  • á hægri hönd
  • á vinstri hönd
  • hægri hönd
  • vinstri hönd
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