hálf-

Prefix

 * 1) half
 * 2) a little, a bit; fairly
 * 3)  half; half-past the hour before
 * 1)  half; half-past the hour before

Usage notes

 * Often used in adjectives, nouns, and with participles; but rarely in verbs.

Usage notes

 * Writing compound terms prefixed with as hyphenated is allowed (along with,  and ):
 * Hún var hálf-utan við sig.
 * She was fairly absent-minded.