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hjalmr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *helmaz, whence also Old English helm (whence English helm), Old Saxon helm (whence Low German Helm), Old Frisian helm (whence West Frisian helm), Old High German helm (whence German Helm), Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃 (hilms).

Noun

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hjalmr m (genitive hjalms, plural hjalmar)

  1. helmet

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: hjálmur m
  • Faroese: hjálmur m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hjelm m; (dialectal) hjalm m, kjålm m, kjelm m, sjælm m
  • Old Swedish: hiælmber
  • Danish: hjelm c
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hjelm m