hlé

See also: hle

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hlé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̥jɛː/

  Rhymes: -ɛː

Noun

hlé n (genitive singular hlés, nominative plural hlé)

1. break, rest

   Synonym: lát

   Allt í lagi. Við tökum fimm mínútna hlé.

   Alright. We'll take a five minute break.

2. intermission, interval
   • Hvenær er hléið?

     When is the intermission?

3. shelter

   Synonym: skjól

Declension

Declension of hlé (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hlé	hléið	hlé	hléin
accusative	hlé	hléið	hlé	hléin
dative	hléi	hléinu	hléum	hléunum
genitive	hlés	hlésins	hléa	hléanna

Old Norse

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Norse ᚺᛚᚨᛁᚹᚨ n (hlaiwa, “grave”), from Proto-Germanic *hlaiwą. Possibly more closely related to Gothic 𐌷𐌻𐌹𐌾𐌰 (hlija, “booth, tent”).

Noun

hlé n (genitive hlés, plural hlé)

1. shelter (from wind or rain), lee

Declension

  Declension of hlé (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	hlé	hléit	hlé	hléin
accusative	hlé	hléit	hlé	hléin
dative	hléi	hléinu	hléum	hléunum
genitive	hlés	hlésins	hléa	hléanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: hlé
• Norwegian Bokmål: le
• Norwegian Nynorsk: le
• Swedish: lä
• Danish: læ