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 Synonyms: lík (usually of a human corpse), nár (“human corpse”) (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 ==== ==== Derived terms ==== bílhræ hrææta == Old Norse == === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *hraiwą. === Noun === hræ n dead body, corpse, carrion Synonyms: lík, nár, valr wreck, wreckage, fragments ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hrædýri hræfugl Hræsvelgr ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: hræ Faroese: ræ Danish: ræ (obsolete)