Icelandic

Noun

hræ n

1. carcass; body of a dead animal or human
2. (figuratively, informal) a worn out and useless machine

Declension

Usage notes

It is considered coarse and unbefitting to use this word for a human corpse in the modern language, although it seemed to be commonly used without insult in earlier times.

Synonyms

• (carcass): lík (usually of a human corpse), nár (human corpse)

Derived terms

• bílhræ
• hrææta