hlýri
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
hlýri m (genitive singular hlýra, nominative plural hlýrar)
- shoulder strap (e.g. on a gown, brassiere, tank top, apron, etc.)
- spotted wolffish, leopardfish (Anarhichas minor)
Declension edit
declension of hlýri
Synonyms edit
- (spotted wolffish): steinbítsbróðir
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
Related to hlýr (“cheek”), further to Old English hlēor (“cheek, face”), thus literally meaning something like "held by the same cheek". Compare the similarly formed barmi (“brother”) (from barmr (“breast”)).
Noun edit
hlýri m (genitive hlýri, plural hlýrar)