hætta

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse hætta, from Proto-Germanic *hanhtijǭ.

Noun[edit]

hætta f (genitive singular hættu, nominative plural hættur)

  1. danger
  2. hazard, jeopardy
  3. peril
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Norse hætta, from Proto-Germanic *hanhtijaną. In the sense “stop” an unstressed prefix has likely been dropped, perhaps *ab-.

Verb[edit]

hætta (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative hætti, supine hætt)

  1. (transitive, governs dative) to risk (put at risk), jeopardize
  2. (transitive, intransitive, governs dative) to quit, stop, cease, cut out, discontinue
    Synonym: taka fyrir
    Ég hættireykja.I stopped smoking.
    Hættu!Stop!
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Old Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse hetta, from Proto-Germanic *hattijǭ.

Noun[edit]

hætta f

  1. hood

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  • Swedish: hätta