heiðr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Noun

heiðr m (genitive heiðrs)

honour, honor, worth

Declension

Declension of heiðr (strong a-stem, singular only)

masculine	singular
masculine	indefinite	definite
nominative	heiðr	heiðrinn
accusative	heið	heiðinn
dative	heiði	heiðinum
genitive	heiðs	heiðsins

Descendants

Icelandic: heiður
Faroese: heiður
Norwegian:
Norwegian Nynorsk: heider

Norwegian Bokmål: heder
Danish: hæder
Swedish: heder

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *haiþī.

Noun

heiðr f (genitive heiðar, plural heiðar)

heath, moor

Declension

Declension of heiðr (strong ijō-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
feminine	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	heiðr	heiðrin	heiðar	heiðarnar
accusative	heiði	heiðina	heiðar	heiðarnar
dative	heiði	heiðinni	heiðum	heiðunum
genitive	heiðar	heiðarinnar	heiða	heiðanna

Descendants

Icelandic: heiði
Faroese: heiði
Norwegian:
Norwegian Nynorsk: hei

Norwegian Bokmål: hei, hede
Old Swedish: hēþ
- Swedish: hed
Danish: hede

Etymology 3

From Proto-Indo-European *kit-ro- (“bright, clear, shining”). Compare Old High German heitar (German heiter) and Sanskrit चित्र (citra, “bright, wonderful, multicolored”).

Adjective

heiðr (comparative heiðari, superlative heiðastr)

bright, clear, cloudless

Descendants

Icelandic: heiður
Faroese: heiður
Norwegian Nynorsk: hei

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