hlé

See also: hle

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlé.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /l̥jɛː/
    Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

hlé n (genitive singular hlés, nominative plural hlé)

  1. break, rest
    Synonym: lát
    Allt í lagi. Við tökum fimm mínútna hlé.
    Alright. We'll take a five minute break.
  2. intermission, interval
    • Hvenær er hléið?
      When is the intermission?
  3. shelter
    Synonym: skjól

Declension

Declension of hlé (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hlé hléið hlé hléin
accusative hlé hléið hlé hléin
dative hléi hléinu hléum hléunum
genitive hlés hlésins hléa hléanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Norse ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ n (hlaiwa, “grave”), from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwą. Possibly more closely related to Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐌾𐌰 (hlija, “booth, tent”).

Noun

hlé n (genitive hlés, plural hlé)

  1. shelter (from wind or rain), lee

Declension

Declension of hlé (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hlé hléit hlé hléin
accusative hlé hléit hlé hléin
dative hléi hléinu hléum hléunum
genitive hlés hlésins hléa hléanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hlé
  • Faroese: læ
  • Norwegian Bokmål: le
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: le
  • Swedish: lä
  • Danish: læ
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