hádegi

Icelandic

Etymology

Equivalent to hár (“high”) +‎ dagur (“day”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhauːteiːjɪ/

Noun

hádegi n (genitive singular hádegis, nominative plural hádegi)

1. forenoon; the start of the fifth of the eight eyktir

   Synonyms: miðdagur, miðdegi

Old Norse

Etymology

Equivalent to hár (“high”) +‎ degi (“day”).

Noun

hádegi n

1. midday, noon

Derived terms

• hádegisskeið f (“noon-tide”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: hádegi

References

• hádegi in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.