heðra

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse ᚺᛡᛁᛞᛖᚱᛡ (hᴀiderᴀ) (Björketorp stone), ᚺᛖᛞᛖᚱᛡ (hederᴀ) (Stentoften stone), in turn from Proto-Germanic *hidrê.

Adverb

heðra (not comparable)

here, hither

Descendants

Icelandic: heðra, héðra
Faroese: higar

See also

þaðra

References

heðra in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.
Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

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