Hlýri

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hlýri

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hlýri

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

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛚᚢᚱᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
orig
original, originally.
orig.
original, originally.
poët.
poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

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