hilmir

See also: Hilmir

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hilmir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɪlmɪːr/
• Rhymes: -ɪlmɪːr

Noun

hilmir m (genitive singular hilmis, nominative plural hilmar)

1. (poetic) king, prince

Declension

declension of hilmir

m-s1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hilmir	hilmirinn	hilmar	hilmarnir
accusative	hilmi	hilminn	hilma	hilmana
dative	hilmi	hilminum	hilmum	hilmunum
genitive	hilmis	hilmisins	hilma	hilmanna

Synonyms

• (king): konungur, kóngur, lofðungur (archaic, poetic)

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hilmijaz, from *helmaz (“helmet”) (whence hjalmr (“helmet”)), thus perhaps literally meaning "helmet-provider".

Noun

hilmir m (genitive hilmis)

1. prince

Declension

  Declension of hilmir (strong ija-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hilmir	hilmirinn	hilmar	hilmarnir
accusative	hilmi	hilminn	hilma	hilmana
dative	hilmi	hilminum	hilmum	hilmunum
genitive	hilmis	hilmisins	hilma	hilmanna

References

• “hilmir”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press