hlunnr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • hluðr

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂-, related to hjalt, hildr, holt.

Noun

hlunnr m (genitive hlunns, plural hlunnar)

  1. a roller for launching and drawing up ships

Declension

Declension of hlunnr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative hlunnr, hluðr hlunnrinn, hluðrinn hlunnar hlunnarnir
accusative hlunn hlunninn hlunna hlunnana
dative hlunni hlunninum hlunnum hlunnunum
genitive hlunns hlunnsins hlunna hlunnanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hlunnur
  • Faroese: lunnur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: lunn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: lunn

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “hlunnr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
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