hleor

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hleuʀ, from Proto-Germanic *hleuzą. Cognate with Old Saxon hleor, Old Norse hlýr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xle͜oːr/, [l̥e͜oːr]

Noun

hlēor n

  1. cheek
  2. face

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative hlēor hlēor
accusative hlēor hlēor
genitive hlēores hlēora
dative hlēore hlēorum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: leor, ler, lere
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