Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hiurijaz. Compare Old Armenian սէր (sēr, “love”).
Adjective
hýrr
- smiling, pleasant, mild, friendly
Declension
Strong declension of hýrr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hýrr
|
hýr
|
hýrt
|
| accusative
|
hýran
|
hýra
|
hýrt
|
| dative
|
hýrum
|
hýrri
|
hýru
|
| genitive
|
hýrs
|
hýrrar
|
hýrs
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hýrir
|
hýrar
|
hýr
|
| accusative
|
hýra
|
hýrar
|
hýr
|
| dative
|
hýrum
|
hýrum
|
hýrum
|
| genitive
|
hýrra
|
hýrra
|
hýrra
|
Weak declension of hýrr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hýri
|
hýra
|
hýra
|
| accusative
|
hýra
|
hýru
|
hýra
|
| dative
|
hýra
|
hýru
|
hýra
|
| genitive
|
hýra
|
hýru
|
hýra
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hýru
|
hýru
|
hýru
|
| accusative
|
hýru
|
hýru
|
hýru
|
| dative
|
hýrum
|
hýrum
|
hýrum
|
| genitive
|
hýru
|
hýru
|
hýru
|
Declension of comparative of hýrr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hýrari
|
hýrari
|
hýrara
|
| accusative
|
hýrara
|
hýrari
|
hýrara
|
| dative
|
hýrara
|
hýrari
|
hýrara
|
| genitive
|
hýrara
|
hýrari
|
hýrara
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hýrari
|
hýrari
|
hýrari
|
| accusative
|
hýrari
|
hýrari
|
hýrari
|
| dative
|
hýrurum
|
hýrurum
|
hýrurum
|
| genitive
|
hýrari
|
hýrari
|
hýrari
|
Strong declension of superlative of hýrr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hýrastr
|
hýrust
|
hýrast
|
| accusative
|
hýrastan
|
hýrasta
|
hýrast
|
| dative
|
hýrustum
|
hýrastri
|
hýrustu
|
| genitive
|
hýrasts
|
hýrastrar
|
hýrasts
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hýrastir
|
hýrastar
|
hýrust
|
| accusative
|
hýrasta
|
hýrastar
|
hýrust
|
| dative
|
hýrustum
|
hýrustum
|
hýrustum
|
| genitive
|
hýrastra
|
hýrastra
|
hýrastra
|
Weak declension of superlative of hýrr
| singular
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hýrasti
|
hýrasta
|
hýrasta
|
| accusative
|
hýrasta
|
hýrustu
|
hýrasta
|
| dative
|
hýrasta
|
hýrustu
|
hýrasta
|
| genitive
|
hýrasta
|
hýrustu
|
hýrasta
|
|
|
| plural
|
masculine
|
feminine
|
neuter
|
| nominative
|
hýrustu
|
hýrustu
|
hýrustu
|
| accusative
|
hýrustu
|
hýrustu
|
hýrustu
|
| dative
|
hýrustum
|
hýrustum
|
hýrustum
|
| genitive
|
hýrustu
|
hýrustu
|
hýrustu
|
Descendants
- Icelandic: hýr
- Faroese: hýrur
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hýrr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive