háband
See also: haband
Icelandic
Etymology
From há- (“of or pertaining to the heel or articulations of the foot”) + band (“a string, a yard”),[1] Confer the Faroese hábinda and Nynorsk håbinda and habbenda.[1] Confer há- and hæll (“a heel”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhauːpant/
Noun
háband n (genitive singular hábands, nominative plural hábönd)
- a string tied tightly above the hock of one of the hind legs of a misbehaving sheep during herding
Declension
declension of háband
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | háband | hábandið | hábönd | háböndin |
| accusative | háband | hábandið | hábönd | háböndin |
| dative | hábandi | hábandinu | háböndum | háböndunum |
| genitive | hábands | hábandsins | hábanda | hábandanna |
Related terms
- hábinda (to tie with a háband)
See also
- hækilhaft
References
- Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans.