Hlýr

Old Norse Dictionary - hlýr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlýr" in English.

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

hlýr Old Norse word can mean:

hlýr: 1. adj. warm, mild; hlýtt veðr, mild weather; hlý húsa-kynni, warm, snug rooms: metaph., e-m er hlýtt til e-s, to have a warm heart, affection, for a person; see hlær below.

hlýr: 2. n. pl. [A. S. hleor; Hel. hlear; Engl. leer], a cheek, Edda 72; hlýra skúrir, tears, Ísl. ii. 352 (in a verse): metaph. of things, of a vessel, the bows (cp. Gr. παρεία, and kinnungr from kinn, a cheek), Edda (gl.), FmS. iv. 377, Lex. Poët.

hlýr: COMPDS: hlýrbirtr, hlýrroðinn, hlýr-garðr, hlýr-sól, hlýr-tungl, hlýr-vangr, from the gunwale being fenced with a wall of shields, Lex. Poët.: the cheeks of an axe, Nj. 28, Grett. (in a verse), Edda i. 392 (in a verse): in mod. usage the sides of a knife are called hlýrar, as also the two sides of a bodice.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

Gr.: Greek.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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