hylr

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hulhiz or *hulwiją.

Noun

hylr m (genitive hyls, plural hylir)

  1. deep place, pool in a river

Declension

  Declension of hylr (strong i-stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hylr hylrinn hylir hylirnir
accusative hyl hylinn hyli hylina
dative hyl hylinum hyljum hyljunum
genitive hyls hylsins hylja hyljanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hylur
  • Faroese: hylur
  • Norwegian: høl, hyl
  • Danish: hyl, høl

References

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