heift

Icelandic

/heift/

noun
Definitions
  • spite, rancour, hatred
  • rage, anger

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse heifst (hatred) inherited from Proto-Germanic *haifsti-.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*haifsti-

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