hylr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hulhiz or *hulwiją.

Noun

hylr m (genitive hyls, plural hylir)

  1. deep place, pool in a river

Declension

Declension of hylr (strong i-stem, s-genitive)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hylr hylrinn hylir hylirnir
accusative hyl hylinn hyli hylina
dative hyl hylinum hyljum hyljunum
genitive hyls hylsins hylja hyljanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hylur
  • Faroese: hylur
  • Norwegian: høl, hyl
  • Danish: hyl, høl

Further reading

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