hress

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hress.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /r̥ɛsː/
    Rhymes: -ɛsː

Adjective

hress (comparative hressari, superlative hressastur)

  1. healthy, hale, well
    Synonyms: hraustur, heilsugóður

Declension

Positive forms of hress
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hress hress hresst
accusative hressan hressa
dative hressum hressri hressu
genitive hress hressrar hress
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hressir hressar hress
accusative hressa
dative hressum
genitive hressra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hressi hressa hressa
acc/dat/gen hressa hressu
plural (all-case) hressu
Comparative forms of hress
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) hressari hressari hressara
plural (all-case) hressari
Superlative forms of hress
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hressastur hressust hressast
accusative hressastan hressasta
dative hressustum hressastri hressustu
genitive hressasts hressastrar hressasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hressastir hressastar hressust
accusative hressasta
dative hressustum
genitive hressastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hressasti hressasta hressasta
acc/dat/gen hressasta hressustu
plural (all-case) hressustu

Old Norse

Etymology

Likely from a formation related to Proto-Germanic *hradaz (quick, hasty) (whence hraðr (fast)).[1][2]

Adjective

hress

  1. hale, heart, in good spirits

Declension

Strong declension of hress
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hress hress hrest
accusative hressan hressa hrest
dative hressum hressi hressu
genitive hresss hressar hresss
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hressir hressar hress
accusative hressa hressar hress
dative hressum hressum hressum
genitive hressa hressa hressa
Weak declension of hress
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hressi hressa hressa
accusative hressa hressu hressa
dative hressa hressu hressa
genitive hressa hressu hressa
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hressu hressu hressu
accusative hressu hressu hressu
dative hressum hressum hressum
genitive hressu hressu hressu
Declension of comparative of hress
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hressari hressari hressara
accusative hressara hressari hressara
dative hressara hressari hressara
genitive hressara hressari hressara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hressari hressari hressari
accusative hressari hressari hressari
dative hressurum hressurum hressurum
genitive hressari hressari hressari
Strong declension of superlative of hress
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hressastr hressust hressast
accusative hressastan hressasta hressast
dative hressustum hressastri hressustu
genitive hressasts hressastrar hressasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hressastir hressastar hressust
accusative hressasta hressastar hressust
dative hressustum hressustum hressustum
genitive hressastra hressastra hressastra
Weak declension of superlative of hress
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hressasti hressasta hressasta
accusative hressasta hressustu hressasta
dative hressasta hressustu hressasta
genitive hressasta hressustu hressasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hressustu hressustu hressustu
accusative hressustu hressustu hressustu
dative hressustum hressustum hressustum
genitive hressustu hressustu hressustu

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hress

Verb

hress

  1. second-person singular imperative active of hressa

References

  1. ^ de Vries, Jan (1977) “hress”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 254
  2. ^ Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “hress”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hress”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive