hýr

See also: hyr

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hýrr, from Proto-Germanic *hiurijaz, *gahiurijaz, perhaps derived with a locative suffix *-r- from the stem *hiw- (compare Icelandic hjú, hjón and hýbýli), then originally denoting a connection to the home and family with the connotation of happiness and comfort as among one's loved ones.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈçiːr/
    Rhymes: -iːr

Adjective

hýr (comparative hýrari, superlative hýrastur)

  1. glad, happy, satisfied
  2. (colloquial) gay, homosexual
  3. tipsy

Declension

Positive forms of hýr
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hýr hýr hýrt
accusative hýran hýra
dative hýrum hýrri hýru
genitive hýrs hýrrar hýrs
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hýrir hýrar hýr
accusative hýra
dative hýrum
genitive hýrra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hýri hýra hýra
acc/dat/gen hýra hýru
plural (all-case) hýru
Comparative forms of hýr
weak declension
(definite)
masculine feminine neuter
singular (all-case) hýrari hýrari hýrara
plural (all-case) hýrari
Superlative forms of hýr
strong declension
(indefinite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hýrastur hýrust hýrast
accusative hýrastan hýrasta
dative hýrustum hýrastri hýrustu
genitive hýrasts hýrastrar hýrasts
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative hýrastir hýrastar hýrust
accusative hýrasta
dative hýrustum
genitive hýrastra
weak declension
(definite)
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative hýrasti hýrasta hýrasta
acc/dat/gen hýrasta hýrustu
plural (all-case) hýrustu

References

  • Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon (1989) “hýr”, in Íslensk orðsifjabók, Reykjavík: Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies, →ISBN (Available at Málið.is under the “Eldri orðabækur” tab.)

Old Norse

Adjective

hýr

  1. inflection of hýrr:
    1. positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
    2. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural