Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hulþaz.
Adjective
hollr (comparative hollari, superlative hollastr)
- good, gracious, favourable, loyal
- Hirðskrá
Svá sé mér guð hollr sem ek satt segi, gramr ef ek lýgr- So may god be gracious toward me if I speak truly, furious if I lie
- Antonym: gramr
Declension
Strong declension of hollr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hollr
|
holl
|
hollt
|
| accusative
|
hollan
|
holla
|
hollt
|
| dative
|
hollum
|
hollri
|
hollu
|
| genitive
|
holls
|
hollrar
|
holls
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|
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| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hollir
|
hollar
|
holl
|
| accusative
|
holla
|
hollar
|
holl
|
| dative
|
hollum
|
hollum
|
hollum
|
| genitive
|
hollra
|
hollra
|
hollra
|
Weak declension of hollr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
holli
|
holla
|
holla
|
| accusative
|
holla
|
hollu
|
holla
|
| dative
|
holla
|
hollu
|
holla
|
| genitive
|
holla
|
hollu
|
holla
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hollu
|
hollu
|
hollu
|
| accusative
|
hollu
|
hollu
|
hollu
|
| dative
|
hollum
|
hollum
|
hollum
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| genitive
|
hollu
|
hollu
|
hollu
|
Declension of comparative of hollr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hollari
|
hollari
|
hollara
|
| accusative
|
hollara
|
hollari
|
hollara
|
| dative
|
hollara
|
hollari
|
hollara
|
| genitive
|
hollara
|
hollari
|
hollara
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hollari
|
hollari
|
hollari
|
| accusative
|
hollari
|
hollari
|
hollari
|
| dative
|
hollurum
|
hollurum
|
hollurum
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| genitive
|
hollari
|
hollari
|
hollari
|
Strong declension of superlative of hollr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hollastr
|
hollust
|
hollast
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| accusative
|
hollastan
|
hollasta
|
hollast
|
| dative
|
hollustum
|
hollastri
|
hollustu
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| genitive
|
hollasts
|
hollastrar
|
hollasts
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hollastir
|
hollastar
|
hollust
|
| accusative
|
hollasta
|
hollastar
|
hollust
|
| dative
|
hollustum
|
hollustum
|
hollustum
|
| genitive
|
hollastra
|
hollastra
|
hollastra
|
Weak declension of superlative of hollr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hollasti
|
hollasta
|
hollasta
|
| accusative
|
hollasta
|
hollustu
|
hollasta
|
| dative
|
hollasta
|
hollustu
|
hollasta
|
| genitive
|
hollasta
|
hollustu
|
hollasta
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hollustu
|
hollustu
|
hollustu
|
| accusative
|
hollustu
|
hollustu
|
hollustu
|
| dative
|
hollustum
|
hollustum
|
hollustum
|
| genitive
|
hollustu
|
hollustu
|
hollustu
|
- hylli f (“favour, grace (of a king or god)”)
- hylla (“make someone gracious (to oneself)”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Richard Cleasby, Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874) “hollr”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press