hárlýja

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Icelandic

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Etymology

From hár (“hair”) +‎ lýja (“rag, tatter; tuft, wisp”).

Pronunciation

Noun

hárlýja f (genitive singular hárlýju, nominative plural hárlýjur)

  1. (rare) tuft of hair, wisp of hair
    • 2013, Elín Edda, Elísabet Rún, Plantan á ganginum‎, page 5:
      Í kringum skallann er svo grá hárlýja
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Declension

Declension of hárlýja (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hárlýja hárlýjan hárlýjur hárlýjurnar
accusative hárlýju hárlýjuna hárlýjur hárlýjurnar
dative hárlýju hárlýjunni hárlýjum hárlýjunum
genitive hárlýju hárlýjunnar hárlýja hárlýjanna
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