hjelm

See also: Hjelm

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse hjalmr (“helmet”), from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛlm/, [jɛlˀm]

Noun

hjelm c (singular definite hjelmen, plural indefinite hjelme)

1. helmet

Inflection

Declension of hjelm

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hjelm	hjelmen	hjelme	hjelmene
genitive	hjelms	hjelmens	hjelmes	hjelmenes

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse hjalmr (“helmet”), from Proto-Germanic *helmaz.

Noun

hjelm m (definite singular hjelmen, indefinite plural hjelmer, definite plural hjelmene)

1. a helmet
2. (botany) monkshood

Derived terms

• vernehjelm

References

• “hjelm” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• hjålm (kjålm) (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse hjalmr (“helmet”), from Proto-Germanic *helmaz. Akin to English helm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛlm/, /jɛɽm/
• (Dalane, Jæren) IPA^(key): /çɛlm/
• (Northern Gudbrandsdal) IPA^(key): [ʃæɽm]

Noun

hjelm m (definite singular hjelmen, indefinite plural hjelmar, definite plural hjelmane)

1. a helmet
2. (botany) monkshood

Derived terms

• vernehjelm
• tyrihjelm

References

• “hjelm” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.