heiður

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse heiðr, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhaijʊr/ === Noun === heiður m (genitive singular heiðurs, uncountable) honour, honor, award blue skies and sun ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === heiður bright, clear, cloudless ==== Declension ==== == Icelandic == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈheiːðʏr/ Rhymes: -eiːðʏr Homophone: Heiður === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse heiðr, from Proto-Germanic *haiduz. ==== Noun ==== heiður m (genitive singular heiðurs, no plural) honour, honor ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === From Old Norse heiðr, from Proto-Germanic *haidaz, *haidraz. ==== Adjective ==== heiður (comparative heiðari, superlative heiðastur) bright, clear, cloudless ===== Usage notes ===== The strong neuter singular nominative/accusative heitt is avoided due to potential confusion with the form heitt of heitur. ===== Declension ===== === References === Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989), “heiður”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.) Kristín Bjarnadóttir, editor (2002–2026), “heiður”, in Beygingarlýsing íslensks nútímamáls [The Database of Modern Icelandic Inflection] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies Mörður Árnason (2019), Íslensk orðabók, 5th edition, Reykjavík: Forlagið “heiður” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages) “heiður”, in Ritmálssafn Orðabókar Háskólans [The Written Collection of the Lexicological Institute] (in Icelandic), Reykjavík: The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies