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
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