Hlýri

Old Norse Dictionary - hlýri

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlýri" in English.

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

hlýri
a, m., poët. a brother, frater germanus, only in poets, Lex. poët. passim; perhaps orig. a ‘twin-brother.’

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

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