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)

carcass; body of a dead animal or human
(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

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
n-s	singular		plural
nominative	hræ	hræið	hræ	hræin
accusative	hræ	hræið	hræ	hræin
dative	hræi	hræinu	hræjum	hræjunum
genitive	hræs	hræsins	hræja	hræjanna

Synonyms

(carcass): lík (usually of a human corpse), nár (human corpse)

Derived terms

bílhræ
hrææta

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