hönd

See also: hond, Hond, hǫnd, and Hond.

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handleggur

• hendi (nonstandard, colloquial, sports)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hœnt/

  Rhymes: -œnt

Noun

hönd f (genitive singular handar, nominative plural hendur or (in the meaning "style of writing") handir or (rare, archaic) höndur)

1. (anatomy) hand

   Synonym: lúka (especially a large one)

   Mér er illt í hendinni.

   My hand hurts.

2. (anatomy) arm
3. side, hand

   Synonym: hlið

   Og ykkur á hægri hönd sjáið þið Esjuna.

   And on your right hand you can see the Esja.

4. hand, handwriting (someone's personal style of writing)

Usage notes

• The dative form hönd is used in the sense of “handwriting”.
• A nominative-accusative plural form höndur existed, but is obsolete.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 (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hönd	höndin	hendur, handir1, höndur2	hendurnar, handirnar1, höndurnar2
accusative	hönd	höndina	hendur, handir1, höndur2	hendurnar, handirnar1, höndurnar2
dative	hendi, hönd3	hendinni, höndinni3	höndum	höndunum
genitive	handar	handarinnar	handa	handanna

¹In the meaning "style of writing".
²Rare, archaic.
³Proscribed or in the meaning "style of writing".

Derived terms

• allra handa
• borga út í hönd
• deyja fyrir hendi
• fara höndum um
• fara vel úr hendi
• frá fyrstu hendi
• fyrir hönd
• hafa á hendi
• hafa á reiðum höndum
• hafa í hendi sér
• hafa um hönd
• hafa undir höndum
• hafa við höndina
• halda að sér höndum
• haldast í hendur
• handbolti
• handfylli
• handleggur
• handsterkur
• hefjast handa
• inna af hendi
• 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
• taka tveimur höndum
• takast á hendur
• takast í hendur
• vera á höndum
• vera fyrir hendi
• vera innan handar

• á hægri hönd
• á vinstri hönd
• hægri hönd
• vinstri hönd

References

• Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)
• Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2025), “hönd”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
• Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið
• “hönd” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
• “hönd”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, (Can we date this quote?)