hlekkr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hlankiz.

Noun

hlekkr m (genitive hlekks or hlekkjar, plural hlekkir)

  1. link
    • Early 13th century, Háttatal by Snorri Sturluson
      Drífr handar hlekkr, / þar's hilmir drekkr; […]
      The link of the hand [ring > gold] snows, / where the prince drinks; […]
  2. (plural only) a chain of links

Declension

Declension of hlekkr (strong i-stem, s and ar-genitives)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hlekkr hlekkrinn hlekkir hlekkirnir
accusative hlekk hlekkinn hlekki hlekkina
dative hlekk hlekkinum hlekkjum hlekkjunum
genitive hlekkjar, hlekks hlekkjarins, hlekksins hlekkja hlekkjanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hlekkur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lenkje f
  • Elfdalian: lekk
  • Old Swedish: lænker
  • Danish: lænke

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hlekkr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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