hlýr

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlýr, from Proto-Germanic *hliwjaz, *hlēwaz, *hlēwijaz (“warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱel(w)e-, *k(')lēw- (“warm, hot”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

hlýr (comparative hlýrri, superlative hlýjastur)

  1. warm

Inflection

    positive (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hlýr hlý hlýtt
accusative hlýjan hlýja hlýtt
dative hlýjum hlýrri hlýju
genitive hlýs hlýrrar hlýs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hlýir hlýjar hlý
accusative hlýja hlýjar hlý
dative hlýjum hlýjum hlýjum
genitive hlýrra hlýrra hlýrra
    positive (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hlýi hlýja hlýja
accusative hlýja hlýju hlýja
dative hlýja hlýju hlýja
genitive hlýja hlýju hlýja
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hlýju hlýju hlýju
accusative hlýju hlýju hlýju
dative hlýju hlýju hlýju
genitive hlýju hlýju hlýju
    comparative
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hlýrri hlýrri hlýrra
accusative hlýrri hlýrri hlýrra
dative hlýrri hlýrri hlýrra
genitive hlýrri hlýrri hlýrra
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hlýrri hlýrri hlýrri
accusative hlýrri hlýrri hlýrri
dative hlýrri hlýrri hlýrri
genitive hlýrri hlýrri hlýrri
    superlative (strong declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hlýjastur hlýjust hlýjast
accusative hlýjastan hlýjasta hlýjast
dative hlýjustum hlýjastri hlýjustu
genitive hlýjasts hlýjastrar hlýjasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hlýjastir hlýjastar hlýjust
accusative hlýjasta hlýjastar hlýjust
dative hlýjustum hlýjustum hlýjustum
genitive hlýjastra hlýjastra hlýjastra
    superlative (weak declension)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hlýjasti hlýjasta hlýjasta
accusative hlýjasta hlýjustu hlýjasta
dative hlýjasta hlýjustu hlýjasta
genitive hlýjasta hlýjustu hlýjasta
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hlýjustu hlýjustu hlýjustu
accusative hlýjustu hlýjustu hlýjustu
dative hlýjustu hlýjustu hlýjustu
genitive hlýjustu hlýjustu hlýjustu

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hleuzą (“cheek, ear”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlews- (“temple of the forehead, cheek”). More at leer.

Noun

hlýr n (genitive hlýrs, plural hlýr)

  1. cheek; face
  2. the sides (cheeks) of an axe blade, knife, or bodice
  3. the prow of a boat
Declension
  Declension of hlýr (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hlýr hlýrit hlýr hlýrin
accusative hlýr hlýrit hlýr hlýrin
dative hlýri hlýrinu hlýrum hlýrunum
genitive hlýrs hlýrsins hlýra hlýranna

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hliwjaz, *hlēwaz, *hlēwijaz (“warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱel(w)e-, *k(')lēw- (“warm, hot”). Cognate with Old English hlēow (“warm, sunny”). More at lukewarm.

Adjective

hlýr

  1. warm, mild
Descendants
  • Danish: ly
  • Faroese: lýggjur
  • Icelandic: hlýr
  • Norwegian: ly
  • Swedish: ly
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