hlynr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hluniz (“maple”).

Noun

hlynr m (genitive hlyns, plural hlynir)

  1. maple
    Synonym: mǫpurr

Declension

Declension of hlynr (strong i-stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hlynr hlynrinn hlynir hlynirnir
accusative hlyn hlyninn hlyni hlynina
dative hlyn hlyninum hlynum hlynunum
genitive hlyns hlynsins hlyna hlynanna

Descendants

  • Danish: løn c
  • Faroese: lynur m
  • Icelandic: hlynur m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: løn m or f, lønn m or f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lønn m or f
  • Swedish: lönn c

Further reading

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