hlýr

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

• IPA^(key): /l̥iːr/

• Rhymes: -iːr

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

• hlýlegur (“warm, friendly”)

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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