hilmir

See also: Hilmir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hilmir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪlmɪːr/
  • Rhymes: -ɪlmɪːr

Noun

hilmir m (genitive singular hilmis, nominative plural hilmar)

  1. (poetic) king, prince

Declension
declension of hilmir
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hilmir hilmirinn hilmar hilmarnir
accusative hilmi hilminn hilma hilmana
dative hilmi hilminum hilmum hilmunum
genitive hilmis hilmisins hilma hilmanna

Synonyms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hilmijaz, from *helmaz (“helmet”) (whence hjalmr (“helmet”)), thus perhaps literally meaning "helmet-provider".

Noun

hilmir m (genitive hilmis)

  1. prince

Declension
  Declension of hilmir (strong ija-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hilmir hilmirinn hilmar hilmarnir
accusative hilmi hilminn hilma hilmana
dative hilmi hilminum hilmum hilmunum
genitive hilmis hilmisins hilma hilmanna

References
  • “hilmir”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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