hræ

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hræ, from Proto-Germanic *hraiwą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /r̥aiː/
  • Rhymes: -aiː

Noun

hræ n (genitive singular hræs, nominative plural hræ)

  1. carcass; body of a dead animal or human
    Synonyms: lík (usually of a human corpse), nár (“human corpse”)
  2. (figuratively, informal) a worn out and useless machine

Usage notes

  • It is considered coarse and unbefitting to use this word for a human corpse in the modern language, although it seemed to be commonly used without insult in earlier times.

Declension

Declension of hræ (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hræ hræið hræ hræin
accusative hræ hræið hræ hræin
dative hræi hræinu hræjum hræjunum
genitive hræs hræsins hræja hræjanna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hraiwą.

Noun

hræ n

  1. dead body, corpse, carrion
  2. wreck, wreckage, fragments

Declension

Declension of hræ (strong wa-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hræ hræit hræ hræin
accusative hræ hræit hræ hræin
dative hrævi hrævinu hrævum hrævunum
genitive hræs hræsins hræva hrævanna

Alternatively, the different forms could be spelled with an -f- instead of an -v-, leading to forms such as hræfi instead of hrævi and hræfar instead of hrævar.

Derived terms

  • hrædýri
  • hræfugl
  • Hræsvelgr

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hræ
  • Faroese: ræ
  • Danish: ræ (obsolete)
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