hagr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hagaz, in ablaut-relationship with Proto-Germanic *hōgiz, ancestor of Old Norse hǿgr.

Adjective

hagr

  1. handy, skillful

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hagur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hag
  • Old Swedish: hagher
  • Jutish: hav

References

  • hagr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *sacro-, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂k-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /haɡr/, [ˈhaɡr̩]
  • Rhymes: -aɡr

Adjective

hagr (feminine singular hagr, plural hagron, equative hacred, comparative hacrach, superlative hacraf, not mutable)

  1. ugly
    Synonyms: hyll, salw

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “hagr”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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