hallæri

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hallæri. The second element -æri is from Proto-Germanic *jēriją from Proto-Germanic *jērą.

Noun

hallæri n (genitive singular hallæris, nominative plural hallæri)

  1. famine

Declension

Declension of hallæri (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hallæri hallærið hallæri hallærin
accusative hallæri hallærið hallæri hallærin
dative hallæri hallærinu hallærum hallærunum
genitive hallæris hallærisins hallæra hallæranna

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *halþajēriją, that is, hallr (“leaning over, sloping, awry”) +‎ -æri (“year, harvest”). Compare Avestan 𐬛𐬎𐬲𐬌𐬌𐬁𐬌𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (dužiiāiriia, “bad year, drought, harvest bringing bad seasons”)

Noun

hallæri (genitive hallæris)

  1. famine
    hallæri veldr hvǫ́ru
    the famine causes both things

Declension

  Declension of hallæri (strong ija-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hallæri hallærit hallæri hallærin
accusative hallæri hallærit hallæri hallærin
dative hallæri hallærinu hallærum hallærunum
genitive hallæris hallærisins hallæra hallæranna
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