háband

Icelandic

/ˈhauːpant/

noun

Definitions

a string tied tightly above the hock of one of the hind legs of a misbehaving sheep during herding

Etymology

Prefix from Icelandic band (band, a yard, piece of string, tape, a string, bond, ties).

Origin

Icelandic

band

Gloss

band, a yard, piece of string, tape, a string, bond, ties

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Cognates and derived terms

band Old Norse
armband Icelandic
band Icelandic
bandalag Icelandic
einangrunarband Icelandic
færiband Icelandic
handaband Icelandic
hjónaband Icelandic
málband Icelandic
sippuband Icelandic