heiðr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *haiduz. Originally a u-stem, but reanalyzed into an a-stem.

Noun

heiðr m (genitive heiðrs)

  1. honour, worth
Declension
  Declension of heiðr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative heiðr heiðrinn heiðrar heiðrarnir
accusative heiðr heiðrinn heiðra heiðrana
dative heiðri heiðrinum heiðrum heiðrunum
genitive heiðrs heiðrsins heiðra heiðranna
Derived terms
  • heiðra (“to honour”)
  • heiðran (“worship, honouring”)
  • heiðumhár (“high with honours”)
Descendants
  • Icelandic: heiður
  • Faroese: heiður
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: heider
  • Danish: hæder
  • Swedish: heder

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *haiþī.

Noun

heiðr f (genitive heiðar, plural heiðar)

  1. heath, moor
Declension
  Declension of heiðr (strong ijō-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative heiðr heiðrin heiðar heiðarnar
accusative heiði heiðina heiðar heiðarnar
dative heiði heiðinni heiðum heiðunum
genitive heiðar heiðarinnar heiða heiðanna
Descendants

Etymology 3

From Proto-Germanic *haidraz, from Proto-Indo-European *kit-ro- (“bright, clear, shining”). Compare Old High German heitar (German heiter) and Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “bright, wonderful, multicolored”).

Adjective

heiðr (comparative heiðari, superlative heiðastr)

  1. bright, clear, cloudless
Declension
    Strong declension of heiðr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðr heið heitt
accusative heiðan heiða heitt
dative heiðum heiðri heiðu
genitive heiðs heiðrar heiðs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðir heiðar heið
accusative heiða heiðar heið
dative heiðum heiðum heiðum
genitive heiðra heiðra heiðra
    Weak declension of heiðr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiði heiða heiða
accusative heiða heiðu heiða
dative heiða heiðu heiða
genitive heiða heiðu heiða
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðu heiðu heiðu
accusative heiðu heiðu heiðu
dative heiðum heiðum heiðum
genitive heiðu heiðu heiðu
    Declension of comparative of heiðr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðari heiðari heiðara
accusative heiðara heiðari heiðara
dative heiðara heiðari heiðara
genitive heiðara heiðari heiðara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðari heiðari heiðari
accusative heiðari heiðari heiðari
dative heiðurum heiðurum heiðurum
genitive heiðari heiðari heiðari
    Strong declension of superlative of heiðr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðastr heiðust heiðast
accusative heiðastan heiðasta heiðast
dative heiðustum heiðastri heiðustu
genitive heiðasts heiðastrar heiðasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðastir heiðastar heiðust
accusative heiðasta heiðastar heiðust
dative heiðustum heiðustum heiðustum
genitive heiðastra heiðastra heiðastra
    Weak declension of superlative of heiðr
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðasti heiðasta heiðasta
accusative heiðasta heiðustu heiðasta
dative heiðasta heiðustu heiðasta
genitive heiðasta heiðustu heiðasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative heiðustu heiðustu heiðustu
accusative heiðustu heiðustu heiðustu
dative heiðustum heiðustum heiðustum
genitive heiðustu heiðustu heiðustu
Descendants
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