hýr

See also: hyr

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hýrr, from Proto-Germanic *hiurijaz, *gahiurijaz, perhaps derived with a locative suffix *-r- from the stem *hiw- (compare Icelandic hjú, hjón and hýbýli), then originally denoting a connection to the home and family with the connotation of happiness and comfort as among one's loved ones.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈçiːr/

  Rhymes: -iːr

Adjective

hýr (comparative hýrari, superlative hýrastur)

1. glad, happy, satisfied
2. (colloquial) gay, homosexual
3. tipsy

Declension

    positive (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hýr	hýr	hýrt
accusative	hýran	hýra	hýrt
dative	hýrum	hýrri	hýru
genitive	hýrs	hýrrar	hýrs
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hýrir	hýrar	hýr
accusative	hýra	hýrar	hýr
dative	hýrum	hýrum	hýrum
genitive	hýrra	hýrra	hýrra

    positive (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hýri	hýra	hýra
accusative	hýra	hýru	hýra
dative	hýra	hýru	hýra
genitive	hýra	hýru	hýra
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hýru	hýru	hýru
accusative	hýru	hýru	hýru
dative	hýru	hýru	hýru
genitive	hýru	hýru	hýru

    comparative

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hýrari	hýrari	hýrara
accusative	hýrari	hýrari	hýrara
dative	hýrari	hýrari	hýrara
genitive	hýrari	hýrari	hýrara
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hýrari	hýrari	hýrari
accusative	hýrari	hýrari	hýrari
dative	hýrari	hýrari	hýrari
genitive	hýrari	hýrari	hýrari

    superlative (strong declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hýrastur	hýrust	hýrast
accusative	hýrastan	hýrasta	hýrast
dative	hýrustum	hýrastri	hýrustu
genitive	hýrasts	hýrastrar	hýrasts
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hýrastir	hýrastar	hýrust
accusative	hýrasta	hýrastar	hýrust
dative	hýrustum	hýrustum	hýrustum
genitive	hýrastra	hýrastra	hýrastra

    superlative (weak declension)

singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hýrasti	hýrasta	hýrasta
accusative	hýrasta	hýrustu	hýrasta
dative	hýrasta	hýrustu	hýrasta
genitive	hýrasta	hýrustu	hýrasta
plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	hýrustu	hýrustu	hýrustu
accusative	hýrustu	hýrustu	hýrustu
dative	hýrustu	hýrustu	hýrustu
genitive	hýrustu	hýrustu	hýrustu

References

• “hýr” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

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Old Norse

Adjective

hýr

1. inflection of hýrr:
   1. positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
   2. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural