hlýr

From Old Norse hlýr, from Proto-Germanic *hliwjaz, *hlēwaz, *hlēwijaz (“warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱel(w)e-, *k(')lēw- (“warm, hot”).

• IPA^(key): /l̥iːr/

• Rhymes: -iːr

hlýr (comparative hlýrri, superlative hlýjastur)

1. warm

• hlýlegur (“warm, friendly”)

From Proto-Germanic *hleuzą (“cheek, ear”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlews- (“temple of the forehead, cheek”). More at leer.

hlýr n (genitive hlýrs, plural hlýr)

1. cheek; face
2. the sides (cheeks) of an axe blade, knife, or bodice
3. the prow of a boat

From Proto-Germanic *hliwjaz, *hlēwaz, *hlēwijaz (“warm”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱal(w)e-, *ḱel(w)e-, *k(')lēw- (“warm, hot”). Cognate with Old English hlēow (“warm, sunny”). More at lukewarm.

hlýr

1. warm, mild