höggormur

== Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse höggormr (“a serpent”), cognates include the Swedish huggorm (“a viper”). Compare the Old Norse högg (“a stroke, a weapon's blow”) and ormr (“a snake, a serpent; a worm; a dragon”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhœkːˌɔrmʏr/ === Noun === höggormur m (genitive singular höggorms, nominative plural höggormar) (archaic) a poisonous snake, a serpent Synonym: naðra Genesis 3 (Icelandic translation) Exodus 7 (Icelandic translation) Corinthians 10:9 (Icelandic translation) Mark 16:15-18 (Icelandic translation) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== eiturnaðra lensunaðra naðra snákur