Hlér

Old Norse Dictionary - hlér

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlér"

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

hlér
m., gen. Hlés, [hlé; cp. Welsh Llyr = sea], a mythol. name of a giant of the sea, Ώκεανός, Fb. i. 21. Hlés-dætr, f. pl. the daughters of H., the Nereids, Edda.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mythol.
mythology, mythologically.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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