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

   Synonyms: konungur, kóngur, (archaic, poetic) lofðungur

Declension

Declension of hilmir (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

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

Further reading

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