hvellr

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Old Norse

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Etymology

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Adjective

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hvellr

  1. shrill
  2. sharp (in tone)
  3. clear (about a voice)

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Icelandic: hvellur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvell

References

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  • hvellr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press