heiðr
Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *haiduz. Originally a u-stem, but reanalyzed into an a-stem.
Noun
heiðr m (genitive heiðrs)
- honour, honor, worth
Declension
Declension of heiðr (strong a-stem, singular only)
| masculine | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | heiðr | heiðrinn |
| accusative | heið | heiðinn |
| dative | heiði | heiðinum |
| genitive | heiðs | heiðsins |
Descendants
- Icelandic: heiður
- Faroese: heiður
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Nynorsk: heider
- Norwegian Bokmål: heder
- Danish: hæder
- Swedish: heder
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *haiþī.
Noun
heiðr f (genitive heiðar, plural heiðar)
- 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
- Icelandic: heiði
- Faroese: heiði
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Nynorsk: hei
- Norwegian Bokmål: hei, hede
- Old Swedish: hēþ
- Swedish: hed
- Danish: hede
Etymology 3
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)
- bright, clear, cloudless
Descendants
- Icelandic: heiður
- Faroese: heiður
- Norwegian Nynorsk: hei