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Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse hjallr, from Proto-Germanic *helþaz (“outhouse, shed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hjallur m (genitive singular hjals, plural hjallar)
- outhouse for drying and storing (two sides being made of laths, so that the wind can blow through)[1]
Declension
References
- ^ W. B. Lockwood (1977) “(p. 216)”, in An Introduction to Modern Faroese, 3rd printing edition, Tórshavn: Føroya Skúlabókagrunnur
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse hjallr, from Proto-Germanic *helþaz (“outhouse, shed”).
Pronunciation
Noun
hjallur m (genitive singular hjalls, nominative plural hjallar)
- shed for drying fish
Declension
Declension of hjallur (masculine)