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

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

References

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