Hlér

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlér (“the sea”), Hlér (proper name, an alternate name of Ægir and namesake of the island Hlésey according to the Prose Edda), from Proto-Norse *ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᛉ (*Hlēwaʀ), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (“to shelter, cover”). Taken up as a given name in the 20th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̥jɛːr/

  Rhymes: -ɛːr

Proper noun

Hlér m (proper noun, genitive singular Hlés)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Hlér (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Hlér
accusative	Hlé
dative	Hlé
genitive	Hlés