hellir

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hellir.

Pronunciation

Noun

hellir m (genitive singular hellis, nominative plural hellar)

  1. a cave

Declension

Declension of hellir (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hellir hellirinn hellar hellarnir
accusative helli hellinn hella hellana
dative helli hellinum hellum hellunum
genitive hellis hellisins hella hellanna

Old Norse

Etymology

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Noun

hellir m (genitive hellis, plural hellar)

  1. cave, cavern

Declension

  Declension of hellir (strong ija-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hellir hellirinn hellar hellarnir
accusative helli hellinn hella hellana
dative helli hellinum hellum hellunum
genitive hellis hellisins hella hellanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hellir
  • Faroese: helli
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: heller

References

  • “hellir”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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