No. 625 in Icelandic
hádegi
"Hádegi" means "midday" or "noon" in English.
In a sentence
Ég borða hádegismat á hádegi.
I eat lunch at noon.
In this sentence, 'hádegi' refers specifically to the time of day, 'noon'.
Á morgun mun sólin vera í hádeginu klukkan tólf.
Tomorrow, the sun will be at its zenith at twelve o'clock.
Here, 'hádegi' is used metaphorically to describe the sun being at its highest point in the sky, similar to 'zenith'.
Hádegi er tími til að hvíla sig og endurnæra sig.
Noon is a time to rest and replenish.
In this example, 'hádegi' symbolizes the general noon time period used for activities like resting.
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