háband

See also: haband

Icelandic

Etymology

From há- (“of or pertaining to the heel or articulations of the foot”) +‎ band (“a string, a yard”),[1] Compare the Faroese hábinda and Nynorsk håbinda and habbenda.[1] Compare há- and hæll (“a heel”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhauːpant/

Noun

háband n (genitive singular hábands, nominative plural hábönd)

  1. a string tied tightly above the hock of one of the hind legs of a misbehaving sheep during herding

Declension

Declension of háband (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative háband hábandið hábönd háböndin
accusative háband hábandið hábönd háböndin
dative hábandi hábandinu háböndum háböndunum
genitive hábands hábandsins hábanda hábandanna
  • hábinda (“to tie with a háband”)

See also

  • hækilhaft

References

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