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hor.

snot, mucus (from the nose)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Íslenska language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈhɔːr]
  1. snot, mucus (from the nose)

    no-plural
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse horr, from Proto-Germanic *hurhwą (“dirt, mucus”).

noun[ˈhɔːr]
  1. emaciation

    masculine · no-plural
  2. famine

    masculine · no-plural
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Norse horr, from a nominalization of Proto-Germanic *hurhaz (“lean, thin”). Compare Latin gracilis (“lean”).

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