Hlér

Old Norse Dictionary - hlér

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlér" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hlér: m., gen. Hlés, [hlé; cp. Welsh Llyr = sea], a mythol. name of a giant of the sea, Ώκεανός, Fb. i. 21. Hlés-dætr, f. pl. the daughters of H., the Nereids, Edda.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mythol.: mythology, mythologically.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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