hýr

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See also: hyr

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hýrr, from Proto-Germanic *hiurijaz, *gahiurijaz, perhaps derived with a locative suffix *-r- from the stem *hiw- (compare Icelandic hjú, hjón and hýbýli), then originally denoting a connection to the home and family with the connotation of happiness and comfort as among one's loved ones.

Pronunciation

Adjective

hýr (comparative hýrari, superlative hýrastur)

  1. glad, happy, satisfied
  2. (colloquial) gay, homosexual
  3. tipsy

Declension

    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hýr hýr hýrt
accusative hýran hýra hýrt
dative hýrum hýrri hýru
genitive hýrs hýrrar hýrs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hýrir hýrar hýr
accusative hýra hýrar hýr
dative hýrum hýrum hýrum
genitive hýrra hýrra hýrra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hýri hýra hýra
accusative hýra hýru hýra
dative hýra hýru hýra
genitive hýra hýru hýra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hýru hýru hýru
accusative hýru hýru hýru
dative hýru hýru hýru
genitive hýru hýru hýru
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hýrari hýrari hýrara
accusative hýrari hýrari hýrara
dative hýrari hýrari hýrara
genitive hýrari hýrari hýrara
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hýrari hýrari hýrari
accusative hýrari hýrari hýrari
dative hýrari hýrari hýrari
genitive hýrari hýrari hýrari
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hýrastur hýrust hýrast
accusative hýrastan hýrasta hýrast
dative hýrustum hýrastri hýrustu
genitive hýrasts hýrastrar hýrasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hýrastir hýrastar hýrust
accusative hýrasta hýrastar hýrust
dative hýrustum hýrustum hýrustum
genitive hýrastra hýrastra hýrastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hýrasti hýrasta hýrasta
accusative hýrasta hýrustu hýrasta
dative hýrasta hýrustu hýrasta
genitive hýrasta hýrustu hýrasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hýrustu hýrustu hýrustu
accusative hýrustu hýrustu hýrustu
dative hýrustu hýrustu hýrustu
genitive hýrustu hýrustu hýrustu

References

Old Norse

Adjective

hýr

  1. inflection of hýrr:
    1. positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
    2. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural
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