bylur

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse bylr, byl (“gust of wind, squall”), from a Proto-Germanic root related to *blēaną (“to blow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪːlʏr/
    Rhymes: -ɪːlʏr

Noun

bylur m (genitive singular byls or byljar, nominative plural byljir)

  1. snowstorm, blizzard

Declension

Declension of bylur (masculine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative bylur bylurinn byljir byljirnir
accusative byl bylinn bylji byljina
dative byl bylnum byljum byljunum
genitive byls, byljar bylsins, byljarins bylja byljanna

Derived terms

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