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hellir

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Icelandic

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hellir.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hellir m (genitive singular hellis, nominative plural hellar)

  1. a cave

Declension

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Declension of hellir (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hellir hellirinn hellar hellarnir
accusative helli hellinn hella hellana
dative helli hellinum hellum hellunum
genitive hellis hellisins hella hellanna

Old Norse

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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hellir m (genitive hellis, plural hellar)

  1. cave, cavern

Declension

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  Declension of hellir (strong ija-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hellir hellirinn hellar hellarnir
accusative helli hellinn hella hellana
dative helli hellinum hellum hellunum
genitive hellis hellisins hella hellanna

Descendants

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  • Icelandic: hellir
  • Faroese: helli
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: heller

References

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