hjalmr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *helmaz, whence also Old English helm (whence English helm), Old Saxon helm (whence Low German Helm), Old Frisian helm (whence West Frisian helm), Old High German helm (whence German Helm), Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃 (hilms).

Noun

hjalmr m (genitive hjalms, plural hjalmar)

1. helmet

Declension

  Declension of hjalmr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hjalmr	hjalmrinn	hjalmar	hjalmarnir
accusative	hjalm	hjalminn	hjalma	hjalmana
dative	hjalmi	hjalminum	hjǫlmum	hjǫlmunum
genitive	hjalms	hjalmsins	hjalma	hjalmanna

Descendants

• Danish: hjelm c
• Faroese: hjálmur m
• Icelandic: hjálmur m
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Bokmål: hjelm m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hjelm m
• Old Swedish: hiælmber
  • Swedish: hjälm c
• Westrobothnian: (, [< *hjolmr < hjalmr])