hlýri

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈl̥iːrɪ/

  Rhymes: -iːrɪ

Noun

hlýri m (genitive singular hlýra, nominative plural hlýrar)

1. shoulder strap (e.g. on a gown, brassiere, tank top, apron, etc.)
2. spotted wolffish, leopardfish (Anarhichas minor)

Synonyms

• (spotted wolffish): steinbítsbróðir

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to hlýr (“cheek”), further to Old English hlēor (“cheek, face”), thus literally meaning something like "held by the same cheek". Compare the similarly formed barmi (“brother”) (from barmr (“breast”)).

Noun

hlýri m (genitive hlýri, plural hlýrar)

1. (poetic, heiti) brother

Declension

  Declension of hlýri (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hlýri	hlýrinn	hlýrar	hlýrarnir
accusative	hlýra	hlýrann	hlýra	hlýrana
dative	hlýra	hlýranum	hlýrum	hlýrunum
genitive	hlýra	hlýrans	hlýra	hlýranna