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hæð
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See also: haed and hæþ
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hæð, from Proto-Germanic *hauhiþō. Compare Norwegian høgd, Norwegian Nynorsk hædd, Faroese hædd, Swedish höjd, Dutch hoogte, Old High German hohida, Gothic 𐌷𐌰𐌿𐌷𐌹𐌸𐌰 (hauhiþa), English height.
Pronunciation
Noun
hæð f (genitive singular hæðar, nominative plural hæðir)
- hill, hillock
- Synonym: hóll
- height
- Synonym: stærð
- altitude
- storey, floor (level of a multi-storey house)
- efri hæð ― upper floor
- (meteorology) a high, a high-pressure area(wiki)
- Synonym: háþrýstisvæði
Declension
Derived terms
- meðalmaður á hæð (“man of average size”)
- blindhæð (“blind rise”)
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