glær

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klaiːr/
    Rhymes: -aiːr

Etymology 1

Originally without -r- in stem. From Old Norse glær, from Proto-Germanic *glaiwiz (bright; shining).

Adjective

glær (comparative glærari or (traditional, increasingly archaic) glærri, superlative glærastur or (traditional, increasingly archaic) glæjastur)

  1. clear, transparent, translucent, see-through, hyaline
    glær ísclear ice
Declension
Positive forms of glær
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative glær glær, glæ1 glært, glætt1
accusative glæran, glæjan1 glæra, glæja1
dative glærum, glæjum1 glærri glæru, glæju1
genitive glærs, glæs1 glærrar glærs, glæs1
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative glærir, glæir1 glærar, glæjar1 glær, glæ1
accusative glæra, glæja1
dative glærum, glæjum1
genitive glærra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative glæri, glæi1 glæra, glæja1 glæra, glæja1
acc/dat/gen glæra, glæja1 glæru, glæju1
plural (all-case) glæru, glæju1

1Traditional, increasingly archaic.

Comparative forms of glær
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) glærari, glærri1 glærari, glærri1 glærara, glærra1
plural (all-case) glærari, glærri1

1Traditional, increasingly archaic.

Superlative forms of glær
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative glærastur, glæjastur1 glærust, glæjust1 glærast, glæjast1
accusative glærastan, glæjastan1 glærasta, glæjasta1
dative glærustum, glæjustum1 glærastri, glæjastri1 glærustu, glæjustu1
genitive glærasts, glæjasts1 glærastrar, glæjastrar1 glærasts, glæjasts1
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative glærastir, glæjastir1 glærastar, glæjastar1 glærust, glæjust1
accusative glærasta, glæjasta1
dative glærustum, glæjustum1
genitive glærastra, glæjastra1
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative glærasti, glæjasti1 glærasta, glæjasta1 glærasta, glæjasta1
acc/dat/gen glærasta, glæjasta1 glærustu, glæjustu1
plural (all-case) glærustu, glæjustu1

1Traditional, increasingly archaic.

Derived terms
  • glær- (synonyms gler-; hyal-, hyalo-)
See also

Etymology 2

From Old Norse glær, from Proto-Germanic *glaiwiz (sea).

Noun

glær m (genitive singular glæs, no plural)

  1. (poetic, archaic) the sea
  2. (poetic) brightness, gleam, luster
Declension
Declension of glær (sg-only masculine)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative glær glærinn
accusative glæ glæinn
dative glæ glænum
genitive glæs glæsins
Derived terms

Old English

Alternative forms

  • glær

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *glāʀ, *glēʀ, from Proto-Germanic *glēzą, related to Proto-Germanic *glasą (glass, amber). Cognate with Old Saxon glēr (resin), Middle Low German glâr, glar (resin, gum).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡlæːr/

Noun

glǣr m

  1. amber

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative glǣr glǣras
accusative glǣr glǣras
genitive glǣres glǣra
dative glǣre glǣrum