háband

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From há- (“of or pertaining to the heel or articulations of the foot”) +‎ band (“a string, a yard”), Compare the Faroese hábinda and Nynorsk håbinda and habbenda. Compare há- and hæll (“a heel”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhauːpant/ === Noun === háband n (genitive singular hábands, nominative plural hábönd) a string tied tightly above the hock of one of the hind legs of a misbehaving sheep during herding ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== hábinda (“to tie with a háband”) ==== See also ==== hækilhaft === References ===