há-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ha"

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Compare hár (high).[1]

Prefix

há-

  1. high, highly
Derived terms
terms derived from há- meaning high

Etymology 2

From hár (an oarlock).[1]

Prefix

há-

  1. pertaining to an oarlock
Derived terms
terms derived from há- pertaining to an oarlock

Etymology 3

Compare the Old English hóh (heel), hóhsinu (sinew of the heel) and Nynorsk håbinda.[1] Compare the Icelandic hæll (a heel).[1]

Prefix

há-

  1. of or pertaining to the heel[1] or articulations of the foot (articulationes pedis)
Derived terms
terms derived from há- meaning heel

Etymology 4

From the archaic hár (dogfish).

Prefix

há-

  1. (archaic) marks fish of the shark kind
Derived terms
terms derived from há- pertaining to shark kind
  • hákarl
  • hákerling
  • hámeri (porbeagle)
  • háskerðingur

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)