hjallur

Faroese

FWOTD – 21 February 2014

Etymology

From Old Norse hjallr, from Proto-Germanic *helþaz (“outhouse, shed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰatlʊɹ/

Noun

hjallur m (genitive singular hjals, plural hjallar)

1. outhouse for drying and storing (two sides being made of laths, so that the wind can blow through)

Declension

m10	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	hjallur	hjallurin	hjallar	hjallarnir
Accusative	hjall	hjallin	hjallar	hjallarnar
Dative	hjalli	hjallinum	hjøllum/ hjallum	hjøllunum/ hjallunum
Genitive	hjals	hjalsins	hjalla	hjallanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hjallr, from Proto-Germanic *helþaz (“outhouse, shed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈçatlʏr/
• Rhymes: -atlʏr

Noun

hjallur m (genitive singular hjalls, nominative plural hjallar)

1. shed for drying fish