há-

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ha"

Icelandic

Etymology 1

Compare hár (“high”).

Prefix

há-

1. high, highly

Derived terms

terms derived from há- meaning high

• háfleygur (high-flown; pompous)
• hágráta
• háhýsi (a high-rise building
• hálendi (highland)
• hámark (maximum)
• hápunktur (high point)

Etymology 2

From hár (“an oarlock”).

Prefix

há-

1. pertaining to an oarlock

Derived terms

terms derived from há- pertaining to an oarlock

• háseti
• hástokkur

Etymology 3

Compare the Old English hóh (“heel”), hóhsinu (“sinew of the heel”) and Nynorsk håbinda. Compare the Icelandic hæll (“a heel”).

Prefix

há-

1. of or pertaining to the heel or articulations of the foot (articulationes pedis)

Derived terms

terms derived from há- meaning heel

• háband
• hábinda
• hámót
• hásin

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