Faroese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse humli, probably from Proto-Slavic *xъmelь.[1] Compare with Swedish humle, Norwegian Bokmål humle, Icelandic humall. Possible Slavic cognates include Slovak chmeľ and Serbo-Croatian hmelj.

Noun edit

humli m (genitive singular humla, uncountable)

  1. hop (Humulus)
  2. hop (Humulus lupulus)

Declension edit

Declension of humli (singular only)
m1s singular
indefinite definite
nominative humli humlin
accusative humla humlan
dative humla humlanum
genitive humla humlans

References edit

  1. ^ humle in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)